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ovoviviparously
Variant of ovoviviparous
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
Related Forms:
- ovoviviparity noun or ovoviviparousness
- ovoviviparously adverb
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