Meaning & use
ovoviviparous
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Producing offspring by eggs that hatch within the parent's body, so the young are born live rather than laid as eggs.
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Many species of shark are ovoviviparous, with eggs hatching inside the mother before birth.
The biology textbook explained how ovoviviparous reptiles differ from those that lay eggs externally.
A note on using this word
Distinct from 'viviparous' (young develop via a placenta) and 'oviparous' (eggs are laid and hatch outside the body).
Words with an opposite meaning
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