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ovoviviparous

(ō′vō vī vip′ə rəs)

adjective

designating various animals, as some reptiles, fishes, and snails, which produce eggs with enclosing membranes, that are hatched within the female so that the young are born alive

Origin: < ovi- + viviparous

Related Forms:

ovoviviparity noun or ovoviviparousness
ovoviviparously adverb

See ovoviviparous in American Heritage Dictionary 4

adjective

Producing eggs that hatch within the female's body without obtaining nourishment from it. Used of certain fishes and reptiles and many invertebrates.

Related Forms:

oˌvo·viˌvi·parˈi·ty (-vīˌvə-părˈĭ-tē), oˌvo·vi·vipˈa·rous·ness (-vĭpˈər-əs-nĭs) noun

oˌvo·vi·vipˈa·rous·ly adverb

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