ovi-viviparous
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ovoviviparous — [ō΄vō vī vip′ə rəs] adj. [< OVI + VIVIPAROUS] designating various animals, as some reptiles, fishes, and snails, which produce eggs with enclosing membranes, that are hatched within the female so that the young are born alive ovoviviparity… … English World dictionary
oviparous — Egg laying; denoting those birds, fish, amphibians, reptiles, monotreme mammals, and invertebrates whose young develop in eggs outside of the maternal body. [L. oviparus, fr. ovum, egg, + pario, to bear] * * * ovip·a·rous ō vip (ə )rəs adj… … Medical dictionary
Timeline of zoology — A preliminary timeline of the history of zoology before the 1859 publication of Darwin s Origin of Species . Ancient world *28000 BC. Cave painting (e.g. Chauvet cave [http://www.culture.gouv.fr/culture/arcnat/lascaux/en/] ) in Europe, especially … Wikipedia
oviparous — [ō vip′ə rəs] adj. [L oviparus: see OVI & PAROUS] 1. producing eggs that develop and hatch after leaving the body of the female 2. designating or of this type of reproduction: See VIVIPAROUS oviparity [ō΄vi par′ə tē] n. oviparousness oviparously… … English World dictionary
ovoviviparity — |ō(ˌ)vō+ noun Etymology: from ovoviviparous, after English oviparous : oviparity and English viviparous : viviparity : the condition of being ovoviviparous * * * ovoviviparity / parˈi ti/ noun • • • Main Entry: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
