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Meaning of 'oviferous' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Oviferous [ a.]
- Egg-bearing; -- applied particularly to certain receptacles, as in Crustacea, that retain the eggs after they have been excluded from the formative organs, until they are hatched.

Nearby Words:

ovicapsule ovicell ovicyst ovidian oviducal oviduct oviform ovigerons ovile ovine

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