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“oviparous” in Latin

The English word oviparous itself goes back to Latin pariō, through ōviparus.

Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864

oviparous
ova gignens or pariens; oviparus (Apul., as translated of ὠοτόκος; and so Anson., Idyll., 10, 132).

Quick answer

What is the Latin word for oviparous?
The usual Latin words for “oviparous” are pariō, ōviparus. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.