oviparous
/ou'vipərəs/
Definition
- Adjective:
- Egg-laying: Describes an animal that reproduces by laying eggs, with the embryos developing outside the mother's body until hatching. This is a primary mode of reproduction for many animal groups, including birds, most reptiles, amphibians, insects, and fish.
Usage Examples
- Adjective:
- Birds are oviparous animals.
- The study compared the reproductive strategies of oviparous and viviparous species.
- Most fish are oviparous, releasing their eggs into the water for fertilization.
Advanced Usage
- Scientific Context: The term is primarily used in biological and zoological contexts to classify reproductive methods.
- The oviparous nature of the platypus makes it a unique mammal.
Variants and Related Words
- Oviparity (n): The condition or mode of being oviparous; egg-laying reproduction.
- Oviparity is the most common form of reproduction in the animal kingdom.
Synonyms
- Egg-laying: The direct descriptive synonym.
- Non-viviparous: A technical term meaning not giving live birth (this includes oviparous and ovoviviparous species).
Antonyms
- Viviparous (adj): Giving birth to live young that have developed inside the mother's body.
- Humans and dogs are viviparous mammals.
- Ovoviviparous (adj): Producing eggs that hatch within the female's body, resulting in the birth of live young.
- Some species of sharks are ovoviviparous.
Adjective
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egg-laying
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