oviferous

[ oh-vif-er-uhs ]

/ oʊˈvɪf ər əs /

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adjective Anatomy, Zoology.

bearing eggs.

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Origin of oviferous

First recorded in 1820–30; ovi- + -ferous

Words nearby oviferous

ovi-, ovicide, Ovid, oviduct, Oviedo, oviferous, oviform, Ovimbundu, ovine, ovipara, oviparous

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How to use oviferous in a sentence

He is obliged to believe that one species of British Anodon is universally oviferous.
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British Dictionary definitions for oviferous

oviferous

ovigerous (əʊˈvɪdʒərəs)

/ (əʊˈvɪfərəs) /

adjective

zoology carrying or producing eggs or ovathe oviferous legs of certain spiders

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