In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
OVIPAROUS
oviparous
(adjective) egg-laying
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
oviparous (not comparable)
Egg-laying; depositing eggs that develop and hatch outside the body as a reproductive strategy.
Anagrams
• apivorous
Source: Wiktionary
O*vip"a*rous, a. Etym: [L. oviparus; ovum egg + parere to bring forth: cf. F. ovipare.] (Physiol.)
Definition: 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.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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