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ovoviviparous

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Adjective
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CIDE DICTIONARY

ovoviviparousa. [Ovum + viviparous: cf. F. ovovivipare.].
     Oviparous, but hatching the egg while it is within the body, as some fishes and reptiles.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

ovoviviparous, adj. Zool. producing young by means of eggs hatched within the body (cf. OVIPAROUS, VIVIPAROUS).

Derivative
ovoviviparity n.
Etymology
OVUM + VIVIPAROUS

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