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  1. Oviparity - Wikipedia

    Oviparity occurs in all birds, most reptiles, some fishes, and most arthropods. Among mammals, monotremes (four species of echidna, and the platypus) are uniquely oviparous. Embryoparity, …

  2. OVIPAROUS Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    The meaning of OVIPAROUS is producing eggs that develop and hatch outside the maternal body; also : involving the production of such eggs.

  3. Oviparous vs. Viviparous: 11 Differences, Examples

    Aug 3, 2023 · An oviparous animal is an animal that produces eggs that later hatch to produce the young ones after being propelled out of the body of the female. Oviparity is the property of …

  4. What Are Oviparous Animals? Definition and Examples

    Aug 22, 2025 · Oviparity is one of several distinct reproductive strategies in the animal kingdom, differing significantly from viviparity and ovoviviparity. In oviparous animals, the young develop …

  5. Oviparity | Egg-Laying, Reproduction & Embryology | Britannica

    oviparity, expulsion of undeveloped eggs rather than live young. The eggs may have been fertilized before release, as in birds and some reptiles, or are to be fertilized externally, as in …

  6. OVIPAROUS | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    Nov 27, 2024 · Oviparous animals range from penguins to spiders to turtles. The young of oviparous sharks are rather small because their growth is limited by the amounts of nutrients …

  7. Oviparous - Definition and Examples | Biology Dictionary

    Apr 28, 2017 · An oviparous animal is one that produces eggs, and the young hatch after being expelled from the body. While fertilization of the egg can occur internally or externally, …

  8. OVIPAROUS Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    OVIPAROUS definition: producing eggs that mature and hatch after being expelled from the body, as birds, most reptiles and fishes, and the monotremes. See examples of oviparous used in a …

  9. Oviparous animals

    Oviparous animals are female animals that lay their eggs, with little or no other embryonic development within the mother. This is the reproductive method of most fish, amphibians, …

  10. Oviparous - A-Z Animals

    May 27, 2024 · Oviparous animals reproduce by laying eggs instead of embryonic development occurring inside the mother. In oviparous animals, fertilization can take place internally or …