单词 | oviparous |
释义 | oviparous (once / 57099 pages) adj Use the adjective oviparous to describe an animal that lays eggs. Birds and lizards are oviparous. A chicken is a good example of an oviparous animal, since females lay eggs and then keep them warm and safe until they hatch. In fact, all birds are oviparous, as are most fish, reptiles, and insects. The word oviparous is most often used in biology classes to distinguish egg-laying animals from those that give birth to live babies, like humans. It's a Latin word that combines ovum, or "egg" with parere, "to bring forth." WORD FAMILYoviparous USAGE EXAMPLESHumans, after all, are not oviparous — we do not lay eggs. Nature(Aug 16, 2016) In one species, A. rhodostoma, the scales are smooth; and the female is oviparous and guards her eggs until they hatch. Burkett, Ray D., Natural History of Cottonmouth Mocc...(2011) Another reversion is the occurrence of breasts without nipples, resembling those found in the oviparous mammals. Talbot, Eugene S., Degeneracy—Its Causes, Signs and Re...(2011) adj egg-laying Syn|Ant broody physiologically ready to incubate eggs live-bearing, viviparous producing living young (not eggs) ovoviviparousproducing living young from eggs that hatch within the body |
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