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ovoviviparous

  • adjective
  • /ˌəʊvəʊvɪˈvɪpəɹəs/

Of or pertaining to such kind of animals such as some reptiles whose eggs hatch inside their body.

Example

“The anaconda is an ovoviviparous reptile.”

Related words

  • ovoviviparously
  • ovoviviparousness

Word history

From Latin "vīviparus".

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “ovoviviparous” on Wiktionary, by its contributors, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.