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Definition of "ovoviviparous" []

  • Producing eggs that hatch within the female's body without obtaining nourishment from it. Used of certain fishes and reptiles and many invertebrates. (adjective)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "ovoviviparous" in a sentence
  • "Sharks are ovoviviparous -- that is, they bring forth living young instead of eggs."
  • "I don't see that they'd be ovoviviparous ... too much weight for the mother if she had to carry her young for any length of time."
  • "Coenogonous: oviparous at one season of the year, ovoviviparous at another, as in Aphididae."