a. [ L. opiparus, fr. ops, opis, riches + parare to provide. ] Sumptuous. [ Obs. ] -- O*pip"a*rous*ly, adv. [Obs.] E. Waterhouse. [1913 Webster]

a. [ L. oviparus; ovum egg + parere to bring forth: cf. F. ovipare. ] (Physiol.) Producing young from eggs; as, an oviparous animal, in which the egg is generally separated from the animal, and hatched after exclusion; -- opposed to viviparous. [ 1913 Webster ]