(of certain reptiles, fishes, etc) producing eggs that hatch within the body of the mother
Compare oviparous,viviparous 1
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o•vo•vi•vip•a•rous
(ō′vō vī vip′ər əs),USA pronunciation adj. [Zool.]
o′vo•vi•vip′a•rism, o•vo•vi•vi•par•i•ty
(ō′vō vī′və par′i tē),USA pronunciation o′vo•vi•vip′a•rous•ness, n.
o′vo•vi•vip′a•rous•ly, adv.
- Zoologyproducing eggs that are hatched within the body, so that the young are born alive but without placental attachment, as certain reptiles or fishes.
- 1795–1805; ov(i)- + -o- + viviparous
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