Oviparous

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Oviparous \O*vip"a*rous\, a. [L. oviparus; ovum egg + parere to
     bring forth: cf. F. ovipare.] (Physiol.)
     Producing young from eggs; as, an oviparous animal, in which
     the egg is generally separated from the animal, and hatched
     after exclusion; -- opposed to {viviparous}.
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  oviparous
       adj : egg-laying [ant: {ovoviviparous}, {viviparous}]