ovoviviparous

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Scrabble points: 24
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Letters: 13

Pronunciation

/ˌəʊvəʊvɪˈvɪpəɹəs/(UK)

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/ˌəʊvəʊvɪˈvɪpəɹəs/(UK) · /ˌoʊvoʊvɪˈvɪpəɹəs/(US)

Definition of ovoviviparous

1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included

adj

(not-comparable)Of or pertaining to such kind of animals such as some reptiles whose eggs hatch inside their body

“The anaconda is an ovoviviparous reptile.”

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Etymology

From ovo- +, from Latin ōvum (“egg”) + -o-, + viviparous, from Latin vīviparus, from vīvus (“alive, life, living”) + pariō (“give birth, produce, bring forth”).

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