Definitions for ovoviviparousˌoʊ voʊ vaɪˈvɪp ər əs
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
o•vo•vi•vip•a•rousˌoʊ voʊ vaɪˈvɪp ər əs(adj.)
producing eggs that are hatched within the body, so that the young are born alive but without placental attachment, as certain reptiles or fishes.
Category: Zoology
Origin of ovoviviparous:
1795–1805
o`vo•vi•vip′a•rous•ly(adv.)
Princeton's WordNet
ovoviviparous(adj)
producing living young from eggs that hatch within the body
Wiktionary
ovoviviparous(Adjective)
Of or pertaining to such kind of animals such as some reptiles whose eggs hatch inside their body
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