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/oh vif"euhr euhs/, adj. Anat., Zool.bearing eggs.[1820-30; OVI- + -FEROUS]
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Oviferous — O*vif er*ous, a. [Ovum + ferous: cf. F. ovif[ e]re.] (Biol.) 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. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
oviferous — [ō vif′ər əs] adj. [ OVI & FEROUS] carrying ova … English World dictionary
oviferous — see ovigerous … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
oviferous — adjective Producing or bearing eggs … Wiktionary
oviferous — Carrying, containing, or producing ova. SYN: ovigerous. [ovi + L. fero, to carry] * * * ovif·er·ous (o vifґər əs) [ovi + ferous] producing ova … Medical dictionary
oviferous — egg carrying Bearing and Carrying … Phrontistery dictionary
oviferous — /oʊˈvɪfərəs/ (say oh vifuhruhs) adjective bearing eggs. {ovi 1 + ferous} …
oviferous — /oh vif euhr euhs/, adj. Anat., Zool. bearing eggs. [1820 30; OVI + FEROUS] … Useful english dictionary
Ovigerous — O*vig er*ous, a. [Ovum + gerous: cf. F. ovigere.] (Biol.) Bearing eggs; oviferous. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
ovigerous — adj. [L. ovum, egg; gerere, to bear] Carrying eggs; oviferous … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
