ovoviviparous

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ovoviviparous

/ˌəʊvəʊvɪˈvɪpəɹəs/ UK
/ˌoʊvoʊvɪˈvɪpəɹəs/ US

Where it comes from

From ovo- +, from Latin ōvum (“egg”) + -o-, + viviparous, from Latin vīviparus, from vīvus (“alive, life, living”) + pariō (“give birth, produce, bring forth”).

adjective

not comparable Of or pertaining to such kind of animals such as some reptiles whose eggs hatch inside their body. The anaconda is an ovoviviparous reptile.

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adj pertaining to animals whose eggs hatch inside their body

Español	ovovivíparo
日本語	卵胎生の rantaiseino
中文	卵胎生的 luǎntāishēng de
Português	ovovivíparo
Français	ovovivipare
Deutsch	ovovivipar
Italiano	ovoviviparo
Русский	яйцеживородя́щий jajceživorodjáščij

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@misc{ovoviviparous_2026,
  title = {ovoviviparous},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ovoviviparous},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}