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oviparous

ovi·pa·rous

UK/əʊˈvɪpəɹəs/ US/oʊˈvɪpəɹəs/ uncommon

adjective

1.

egg-laying

Origin

Adapted borrowing of Late Latin ōviparus + -ous. By surface analysis, ovi- + -parous.

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