Definition of ovoviviparous in English:
ovoviviparous
adjective ˌəʊvəʊvɪˈvɪp(ə)rəsoʊˌvoʊvəˈvɪp(ə)rəs
Zoology (of an animal) producing young by means of eggs which are hatched within the body of the parent, as in some snakes.
Compare with oviparous and viviparous
Example sentencesExamples
- This species is ovoviviparous, meaning that the eggs develop within the female and the young are born alive.
- Sand tiger sharks are ovoviviparous (incubate eggs internally and offspring are born live).
- These may be viviparous, in which case the mother's body provides nourishment to the embryo, or ovoviviparous, in which case the eggs develop without additional nourishment inside the mother.
- Females are ovoviviparous, retaining yolked embryos without nourishing them.
- These animals are ovoviviparous (producing eggs that develop and hatch within the female's body without obtaining nourishment from it).
Derivatives
noun ˌəʊvəʊvɪvɪˈparɪti
Zoology
Definition of ovoviviparous in US English:
ovoviviparous
adjectiveōˌvōvəˈvip(ə)rəsoʊˌvoʊvəˈvɪp(ə)rəs
Zoology (of an animal) producing young by means of eggs which are hatched within the body of the parent, as in some snakes.
Compare with oviparous and viviparous
Example sentencesExamples
- Sand tiger sharks are ovoviviparous (incubate eggs internally and offspring are born live).
- These animals are ovoviviparous (producing eggs that develop and hatch within the female's body without obtaining nourishment from it).
- This species is ovoviviparous, meaning that the eggs develop within the female and the young are born alive.
- These may be viviparous, in which case the mother's body provides nourishment to the embryo, or ovoviviparous, in which case the eggs develop without additional nourishment inside the mother.
- Females are ovoviviparous, retaining yolked embryos without nourishing them.