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ovoviviparous

Adjective

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WORDNET DICTIONARY

ovoviviparous(a = adj.all) Array - producing living young from eggs that hatch within the body; Array

ovoviviparous, a. [Ovum + viviparous: cf. F. ovovivipare.].

Oviparous, but hatching the egg while it is within the body, as some fishes and reptiles. [1913 Webster]

ovoviviparous, adj. Zool. producing young by means of eggs hatched within the body (cf. OVIPAROUS, VIVIPAROUS).

Derivative

ovoviviparity n.

Etymology

OVUM + VIVIPAROUS

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