Dictionary

ovoviviparous en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• /ˌəʊvəʊvɪˈvɪpəɹəs/ (UK)
• /ˌoʊvoʊvɪˈvɪpəɹəs/ (US)

Etymology

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

Meanings

1. (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.

Deriveds

ovoviviparousness · ovoviviparously

Relateds

viviparous · ovoviviparity · oviparous

Translations (20)

cmn 卵胎生的 (pertaining to animals whose eggs hatch inside their body) · pl jajożyworodny (pertaining to animals whose eggs hatch inside their body) · nl eierlevendbarend (pertaining to animals whose eggs hatch inside their body) · ja 卵胎生の (pertaining to animals whose eggs hatch inside their body) · mi hua-pao-roto (pertaining to animals whose eggs hatch inside their body) · ga ubh-bheobhreitheach (pertaining to animals whose eggs hatch inside their body) · de ovovivipar (pertaining to animals whose eggs hatch inside their body) · hu eleventojó (pertaining to animals whose eggs hatch inside their body) · es ovovivíparo (pertaining to animals whose eggs hatch inside their body) · fi ovovivipaarinen (pertaining to animals whose eggs hatch inside their body) · ms ovoviviparus (pertaining to animals whose eggs hatch inside their body) · hu álelevenszülő (pertaining to animals whose eggs hatch inside their body) · ka კვერცხცოცხლადმშობი (pertaining to animals whose eggs hatch inside their body) · it ovoviviparo (pertaining to animals whose eggs hatch inside their body) · fr ovovivipare (pertaining to animals whose eggs hatch inside their body) · ru яйцеживородя́щий (pertaining to animals whose eggs hatch inside their body) · pt ovovivíparo (pertaining to animals whose eggs hatch inside their body) · nl ovovivipaar (pertaining to animals whose eggs hatch inside their body) · cs vejcoživorodý (pertaining to animals whose eggs hatch inside their body) · ca ovovivípar (pertaining to animals whose eggs hatch inside their body)