ovipara

[ oh-vip-er-uh ]

plural noun

, Zoology.

1. egg-laying animals.

Word History and Origins

Origin of ovipara¹

< New Latin, Latin, noun use of neuter plural of ōviparus oviparous

Example Sentences

Associated words: oölogy, oölogist, ovology, oviferous, yolk, glair, albumen, embryo, oviparous, oviposit, oviposition, vitellus, fecundate, impregnate, impregnation, fecundity, clutch, vitelline, oviduct, Ovipara, ovulation, ovulist, tread, treadle, chalaza, addle, oömeter, oöscope, spawn. egg, v. urge on, instigate, incite. egg-shaped, a. oval, ovoid, oviform. egotism, n. self-conceit, vanity, egoism, self-exaltation. egotistical, a. conceited, overweening, vain, self-conceited, self-important, opinionated.

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