Ovoviviparous

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Ovoviviparous \O*vo*vi*vip"a*rous\, a. [Ovum + viviparous: cf.
     F. ovovivipare.] (Biol.)
     Oviparous, but hatching the egg while it is within the body,
     as some fishes and reptiles.
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  ovoviviparous
       adj : producing living young from eggs that hatch within the body
             [ant: {viviparous}, {oviparous}]