oviparous

(adjective)

egg-laying; depositing eggs that develop and hatch outside the body as a reproductive strategy

Related Terms

Examples of oviparous in the following topics:

  • External and Internal Fertilization

    • There are three ways that offspring are produced following internal fertilization: oviparity, ovoviparity, and viviparity.
    • In oviparity, fertilized eggs are laid outside the female's body and develop there, receiving nourishment from the yolk that is a part of the egg.
    • These animals are classified as oviparous.

  • Phylum Chordata

    • Animals can be oviparous (lay eggs) or viviparous (birth live young).