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–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.

[Origin: 1795–1805; ov(i)- + -o- + viviparous

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o·vo·vi·vip·a·rism, o·vo·vi·vi·par·i·ty

Audio Help [oh-voh-vahy-vuh-par-i-tee] Pronunciation Key, 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 Audio Help (ō'vō-vī-vĭp'ər-əs) Pronunciation Key
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
adjective
producing living young from eggs that hatch within the body [ant: live-bearing, oviparous]

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ovoviviparous Audio Help (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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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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