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ovigerous

ovigerous adjective: carrying or bearing eggs.

Adjective

ovigerous (not comparable)

  1. carrying or bearing eggs.
    • Protective measures for the species include a size limit (carapace length 8.5 cm), a closed season from 1 July to 31 October, bag limits for sportsfishermen (2 specimens per day), and the prohibition of taking ovigerous females or softshelled specimens.1991, Lipke Holthuis, Marine Lobsters of the World

Origin of ovigerous

From ovum (“egg”) + -gerous.

Words that rhyme with ovigerous

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Questions about ovigerous

What does ovigerous mean?
Ovigerous means carrying or bearing eggs.
What part of speech is ovigerous?
Ovigerous is an adjective.

Words near ovigerous in the dictionary

  1. ovigenesis
  2. ovigenetic
  3. ovigenic
  4. ovigenous
  5. oviger
  6. ovigerous
  7. ovigers
  8. ovijector
  9. ovijectors
  10. Ovimbundu
  11. ovination

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