ovoviviparousness

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

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