Oviparous

adjective

/əʊˈvɪpəɹəs/

Word Frequency: 0.1

Definitions

1.adjectiveEgg-laying; depositing eggs that develop and hatch outside the body as a reproductive strategy.

"The echidna is a monotreme, which is the extremely small subset of oviparous mammals."

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