Word Study
ovoviviparous
CIDE DICTIONARY
ovoviviparous, a. [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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