oviferous

[ oh-vif-er-uhs ]

adjective

, Anatomy, Zoology.

1. bearing eggs.

oviferous

/ əʊˈvɪfərəs; əʊˈvɪdʒərəs /

adjective

1. zoology carrying or producing eggs or ova

   the oviferous legs of certain spiders

Word History and Origins

Origin of oviferous¹

First recorded in 1820–30; ovi- + -ferous

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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