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ovoviviparously
Variant of ovoviviparous
ovoviviparous
definition
ovo·vi·vipa·rous (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
Etymology: < ovi- + viviparous
Related Forms:
- ovoviviparity o′vo·vi′·vi·par′·ity (-vī′vi par′ə tē) noun or ovoviviparousness o′vo·vi·vip′a·rous·ness
- ovoviviparously o′vo·vi·vip′a·rously adverb
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