oviferous

[ oh-vif-er-uhs ]

adjective

, Anatomy, Zoology.

1. bearing eggs.

oviferous

/ əʊˈvɪdʒərəs; əʊˈvɪfərəs /

adjective

1. zoology carrying or producing eggs or ova

   the oviferous legs of certain spiders

Word History and Origins

Origin of oviferous¹

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

Example Sentences

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

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