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o⋅vo⋅vi⋅vip⋅a⋅rous
[oh-voh-vahy-vip-er-uh
s] 
–adjective Zoology.
| producing eggs that are hatched within the body, so that the young are born alive but without placental attachment, as certain reptiles or fishes. |
Related forms:
o⋅vo⋅vi⋅vip⋅a⋅rism, o⋅vo⋅vi⋅vi⋅par⋅i⋅ty [oh-voh-vahy-vuh-par-i-tee] , o⋅vo⋅vi⋅vip⋅a⋅rous⋅ness, noun
[oh-voh-vahy-vuh-par-i-tee] , o⋅vo⋅vi⋅vip⋅a⋅rous⋅ness, noun o⋅vo⋅vi⋅vip⋅a⋅rous⋅ly, adverb
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| o·vo·vi·vip·a·rous (ō'vō-vī-vĭp'ər-əs) adj. Producing eggs that hatch within the female's body without obtaining nourishment from it. Used of certain fishes and reptiles and many invertebrates. o'vo·vi'vi·par'i·ty (-vī'və-pār'ĭ-tē), o'vo·vi·vip'a·rous·ness (-vĭp'ər-əs-nĭs) n., o'vo·vi·vip'a·rous·ly adv. |
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Ovoviviparous
O*vo*vi*vip"a*rous\, a. [Ovum + viviparous: cf. F. ovovivipare.] (Biol.) Oviparous, but hatching the egg while it is within the body, as some fishes and reptiles.
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Main Entry: ovo·vi·vip·a·rous
Pronunciation: -"vI-'vip-(&-)r&s
Function: adjective
: producing eggs that develop withinthe maternal body and hatch within or immediately after extrusion from the parent —compare LARVIPAROUS,
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| ovoviviparous (ō'vō-vī-vĭp'ər-əs) Pronunciation Key
Producing eggs that hatch within the female's body. Some fish and reptiles are ovoviviparous. Compare oviparous, viviparous. |
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