ovo-viviparous

See also: ovoviviparous

English

Alternative forms
  • ovi-viviparous

Etymology

ovo- +‎ viviparous

Adjective

ovo-viviparous (not comparable)

  1. (of an animal) producing offspring that are gestated within eggs rather than via a placenta, these eggs hatching inside the mother's body before the young are born. For example, the Anaconda.

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