Definition of OVIPAROUS

oviparous

Adjective

  • egg-laying

Adj

  • Depositing eggs that develop and hatch outside the body as a reproductive strategy.

Examples

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

Origin / Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin oviparus + -ous.

Synonyms

egglaying

Scrabble Score: 14

oviparous: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
oviparous: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
oviparous: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 17

oviparous: valid Words With Friends Word