ovigerousadj.

Brit.

/əʊˈvɪdʒ(ə)rəs/, U.S.

/oʊˈvɪdʒ(ə)rəs/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: ovi- comb. form¹, -gerous comb. form.

Etymology: < ovi- comb. form¹ + -gerous comb. form. Compare earlier oviferous adj.

Zoology.

Bearing or carrying eggs; relating to or adapted for the bearing or carrying of eggs.ovigerous fraenum: see fraenum n. 2.

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oviferous1828

ovigerous1835

1835 J. Coldstream in Todd's Cycl. Anat. & Physiol. I. 36/2 A long filamentary organ, ovigerous, rises from the root of the central mass.

1852 J. D. Dana U.S. Exploring Exped.: Crustacea Pt. II ii. 809 The ovigerous females are readily distinguished.

1891 Amer. Naturalist 25 397 The males of Pallene carry on each pair of ovigerous legs a small bunch of eggs.

1958 H. B. Moore Marine Ecol. x. 379 (caption) Growth of the crab Pachygrapsus crassipes, showing the periods of inhibited ecdysis..during the ovigerous period of the females.

1986 M. Ridley Animal Behaviour (BNC) 174 (caption) Male pycnogonids have a special pair of ovigerous legs.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2005; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	ovigerous
释义	ovigerousadj. Brit. /əʊˈvɪdʒ(ə)rəs/, U.S. /oʊˈvɪdʒ(ə)rəs/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: ovi- comb. form¹, -gerous comb. form. Etymology: < ovi- comb. form¹ + -gerous comb. form. Compare earlier oviferous adj. Zoology. Bearing or carrying eggs; relating to or adapted for the bearing or carrying of eggs.ovigerous fraenum: see fraenum n. 2. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > animal body > general parts > sexual organs and reproduction > [adjective] > bearing or carrying eggs oviferous1828 ovigerous1835 1835 J. Coldstream in Todd's Cycl. Anat. & Physiol. I. 36/2 A long filamentary organ, ovigerous, rises from the root of the central mass. 1852 J. D. Dana U.S. Exploring Exped.: Crustacea Pt. II ii. 809 The ovigerous females are readily distinguished. 1891 Amer. Naturalist 25 397 The males of Pallene carry on each pair of ovigerous legs a small bunch of eggs. 1958 H. B. Moore Marine Ecol. x. 379 (caption) Growth of the crab Pachygrapsus crassipes, showing the periods of inhibited ecdysis..during the ovigerous period of the females. 1986 M. Ridley Animal Behaviour (BNC) 174 (caption) Male pycnogonids have a special pair of ovigerous legs. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2005; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < adj.1835
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