Defn: Generatuon by means of ova. See Generation.
OVIPAROUS O*vip"a*rous, a. Etym: [L. oviparus; ovum egg + parere to bring forth: cf. F. ovipare.] (Physiol.)
Defn: Producing young from rggs; as, an oviparous animal, in which the egg is generally separated from the animal, and hatched after exclusion; — opposed to viviparous.
OVIPOSIT
O`vi*pos"it, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Oviposited; p. pr. & vb. n.
Ovipositing.] Etym: [See Ovum, and Posit.]
Defn: To lay or deposit eggs; — said esp. of insects.
OVIPOSIT
O`vi*pos"it, v. t.
Defn: To deposit or lay (an egg).
OVIPOSITING; OVIPOSITION
O`vi*pos"it*ing, O`vi*po*si"tion, n.
Defn: The depositing of eggs, esp. by insects.
OVIPOSITOR O`vi*pos"i*tor, n. Etym: [L. ovum an egg + positor a placer, fr. ponere to place.] (Zoöl.)