ovoviviparous
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o·vo·vi·vip·a·rous
(ō'vō-vī-vĭp'ər-əs) 
adj.
Producing eggs that hatch within the female's body without obtaining nourishment from it. Used of certain fishes and reptiles and many invertebrates.
ovoviviparity o'vo·vi'vi·par'i·ty (-vī'və-păr'ĭ-tē) or o'vo·vi·vip'a·rous·ness (-vĭp'ər-əs-nĭs) n.
ovoviviparously o'vo·vi·vip'a·rous·ly adv.
adj.
Producing eggs that hatch within the female's body without obtaining nourishment from it. Used of certain fishes and reptiles and many invertebrates.
ovoviviparity o'vo·vi'vi·par'i·ty (-vī'və-păr'ĭ-tē) or o'vo·vi·vip'a·rous·ness (-vĭp'ər-əs-nĭs) n.
ovoviviparously o'vo·vi·vip'a·rous·ly adv.
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ovoviviparous
IN BRIEF: adj. - Producing living young from eggs that hatch within the body.
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categories related to 'ovoviviparous'
- Reproduction and Development - ovoviviparous: (adj) having membrane-enclosed eggs that remain in female until hatching
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