oviparous

n. 卵生的 [医] 卵生的

发音

UK /əʊˈvɪpəɹəs/
其它
US /oʊˈvɪpəɹəs/

释义与例句

adj.
  1. 1.

    Depositing eggs that develop and hatch outside the body as a reproductive strategy.

    卵生

    The echidna is a monotreme, which is the extremely small subset of oviparous mammals.

词汇关系

形容词

反义词 2

ovo-viviparous viviparous

近义相关 1

broody

词源

Adapted borrowing of Late Latin ōviparus + -ous. By surface analysis, ovi- + -parous.

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