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单词 ovoviviparous
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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

  • ovoviviparity

  • 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.
 
 
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