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    oviparous

    Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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    o·vip·a·rous /əʊˈvɪpərəs $ oʊ-/ adjective technical  HBan animal, a fish, a bird etc that is oviparous produces eggs that develop outside its body 〔动物〕卵生的
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    oviparous• They are oviparous, or egg laying, and have rigid fangs.    Origin oviparous (1600-1700) Latin oviparus, from ovum ( → OVUM) + -parus “producing”
    o·vip·a·rous adjectiveChineseSyllable
    a animal, bird that a produces Corpus fish, an etc is oviparous


    oviparous
    o‧vip‧a‧rous /əʊˈvɪpərəs $ oʊ-/ adjective technical
     Date: 1600-1700
     Language: Latin
     Origin: oviparus, from ovum ( ⇨ ovum) + -parus 'producing'
    an animal, a fish, a bird etc that is oviparous produces eggs that develop outside its body


    ovip·ar·ousBrE /əʊˈvɪpərəs/ 🔊NAmE /oʊˈvɪpərəs/ 🔊 adjective (biology 生物) (of an animal 动物) producing eggs rather than live babies 卵生的  ➡  compare ovoviviparous, viviparous