Meaning Of The Word Ovoviviparous

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ovoviviparous in American English
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
adjective: producing eggs that are hatched within the body, so that the young are born alive but without placental attachment, as certain reptiles or fishes

ovoviviparous in British English
adjective: (of certain reptiles, fishes, etc) producing eggs that hatch within the body of the mother

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