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oviparous

o·vip·a·rous
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [oh-vip-er-uh s]
    • /oʊˈvɪp ər əs/
    • /əʊ.ˈvɪ.pə.rəs/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [oh-vip-er-uh s]
    • /oʊˈvɪp ər əs/

Definitions of oviparous word

  • adjective oviparous producing eggs that mature and hatch after being expelled from the body, as birds, most reptiles and fishes, and the monotremes. 1
  • adjective oviparous (of fishes, reptiles, birds, etc) producing eggs that hatch outside the body of the mother 0
  • adjective oviparous producing eggs that develop and hatch after leaving the body of the female 0
  • adjective oviparous designating or of this type of reproduction 0

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Origin of oviparous

First appearance:

before 1640
One of the 44% oldest English words
From the Latin word ōviparus, dating back to 1640-50. See ovi-, -parous

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Parts of speech for Oviparous

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

oviparous popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 59% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

oviparous usage trend in Literature

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