Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Oviparous \O*vip"a*rous\, a. [L. oviparus; ovum egg + parere to
   bring forth: cf. F. ovipare.] (Physiol.)
   Producing young from rggs; as, an oviparous animal, in which
   the egg is generally separated from the animal, and hatched
   after exclusion; -- opposed to {viviparous}.

Source : WordNet®

oviparous
     adj : egg-laying [ant: {ovoviviparous}, {viviparous}]