OVIFEROUS

Etymology

Adjective

oviferous (not comparable)

Producing or bearing eggs.

Source: Wiktionary


O*vif"er*ous, a. Etym: [Ovum + -ferous: cf. F. ovifère.] (Biol.)

Definition: 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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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1 May 2024

ABOUND

(verb) be in a state of movement or action; “The room abounded with screaming children”; “The garden bristled with toddlers”


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