ovoviviparous

Adjective

producing living young from eggs that hatch within the body

Adj

Of or pertaining to such kind of animals such as some reptiles whose eggs hatch inside their body

Examples

"The anaconda is an ovoviviparous reptile."

Origin / Etymology

From ovo- + viviparous, from ovo “egg” + vive “life, alive, living” + pare “produce, bring forth.”

Antonyms

oviparous, viviparous

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