Get the FREE one-click dictionary software for Windows
or the iPhone/iPad and Android apps
Noun: oviparity  ,ó-vi'per-i-tee [N. Amer], ,ó-vi'pa-ri-tee [Brit]
  1. Reproduction by laying eggs that develop and hatch outside the body
    "Oviparity is common in fish, amphibians, and reptiles"

Derived forms: oviparities

Encyclopedia: Oviparity