ovo-viviparous

See also: ovoviviparous

English

Alternative forms

• ovi-viviparous

Etymology

ovo- +‎ viviparous

Adjective

ovo-viviparous (not comparable)

1. (of an animal) producing offspring that are gestated within eggs rather than via a placenta, these eggs hatching inside the mother's body before the young are born. For example, the Anaconda.

See also

• oviparous
• viviparous