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Added 9 October 2026

oviparous

/əʊˈvɪpəɹəs/ adjective

In Latin: oviparus Wiktionary

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Depositing eggs that develop and hatch outside the body as a reproductive strategy.
The echidna is a monotreme, which is the extremely small subset of oviparous mammals.

Origin

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

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