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oviferous

[oh-vif-er-uh s]
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adjective Anatomy, Zoology.
  1. bearing eggs.
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Origin of oviferous

First recorded in 1820–30; ovi- + -ferous
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British Dictionary definitions for oviferous

oviferous

ovigerous (əʊˈvɪdʒərəs)

adjective
  1. zoology carrying or producing eggs or ovathe oviferous legs of certain spiders
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oviferous in Medicine

oviferous

(ō-vĭf′ər-əs)
adj.
  1. Bearing or producing ova.
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