What does "oviparous" mean?

Depositing eggs that develop and hatch outside the body as a reproductive strategy.

What is a synonym for "oviparous"?

Common synonyms include: egg laying, egg producing, laying.

Pronounced //oʊˈvɪpəɹəs//.

/oʊˈvɪpəɹəs/ adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Adjective

1
Depositing eggs that develop and hatch outside the body as a reproductive strategy. not-comparable
"The echidna is a monotreme, which is the extremely small subset of oviparous mammals."

Adjective

"Easter bunnies are an oviparous species in the mammal family of Leporidae."

Learned borrowing from Latin oviparus + -ous.