English Explanatory Dictionary

ovoviviparous

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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

Pronunciation

/ˌəʊvəʊvɪˈvɪpəɹəs/ /ˌoʊvoʊvɪˈvɪpəɹəs/

Word forms

ovoviviparous

Etymology

From ovo- +, from Latin ōvum (“egg”) + -o-, + viviparous, from Latin vīviparus, from vīvus (“alive, life, living”) + pariō (“give birth, produce, bring forth”).

Related words

oviparous ovoviviparity viviparous

Derived words

ovoviviparously ovoviviparousness
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