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- Word comparison: oviparous vs. viviparous
oviparous vs. viviparous
adjective
Zoology.
producing eggs that mature and hatch after being expelled from the body, as birds, most reptiles and fishes, and the monotremes.
adjective
Zoology., bringing forth living young rather than eggs, as most mammals and some reptiles and fishes.
Botany., producing seeds that germinate on the plant.