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Ovipara

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• Oviparity

  [oh-vip-er-uh s] /oʊˈvɪp ər əs/ adjective, Zoology. 1. producing eggs that mature and hatch after being expelled from the body, as birds, most reptiles and fishes, and the monotremes. /əʊˈvɪpərəs/ adjective 1. (of fishes, reptiles, birds, etc) producing eggs that hatch outside the body of the mother Compare ovoviviparous, viviparous (sense 1) adj. “producing eggs […]

• Oviparous

  [oh-vip-er-uh s] /oʊˈvɪp ər əs/ adjective, Zoology. 1. producing eggs that mature and hatch after being expelled from the body, as birds, most reptiles and fishes, and the monotremes. /əʊˈvɪpərəs/ adjective 1. (of fishes, reptiles, birds, etc) producing eggs that hatch outside the body of the mother Compare ovoviviparous, viviparous (sense 1) adj. “producing eggs […]

• Oviposit

  [oh-vuh-poz-it, oh-vuh-poz-] /ˌoʊ vəˈpɒz ɪt, ˈoʊ vəˌpɒz-/ verb (used without object) 1. to deposit or lay eggs, especially by means of an . /ˌəʊvɪˈpɒzɪt/ verb 1. (intransitive) (of insects and fishes) to deposit eggs through an ovipositor

• Oviposition

  [oh-vuh-poz-it, oh-vuh-poz-] /ˌoʊ vəˈpɒz ɪt, ˈoʊ vəˌpɒz-/ verb (used without object) 1. to deposit or lay eggs, especially by means of an . /ˌəʊvɪˈpɒzɪt/ verb 1. (intransitive) (of insects and fishes) to deposit eggs through an ovipositor

• Ovipositor

  [oh-vuh-poz-i-ter] /ˌoʊ vəˈpɒz ɪ tər/ noun 1. (in certain female insects) an organ at the end of the abdomen, by which eggs are deposited. 2. a similar organ in other animals, as certain fishes. /ˌəʊvɪˈpɒzɪtə/ noun 1. the egg-laying organ of most female insects, consisting of a pair of specialized appendages at the end of […]

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