ovoviviparous
adjective
ovo·vi·vip·a·rous
ˈō-vō-ˌvī-ˈvi-p(ə-)rəs 
: producing eggs that develop within the maternal body (as of various fishes or reptiles) and hatch within or immediately after release from the parent
ovoviviparously
adverb
ovoviviparousness
noun
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The animals are ovoviviparous, meaning the eggs containing their embryos hatch within their bodies but later emerge through a live birth after fully developing.
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Li Cohen, CBS News, 29 Jan. 2024
Like other ovoviviparous species, the Suriname toad can give her eggs some protection by carrying them around—useful in a world full of hungry egg predators.
—Jake Buehler, National Geographic, 8 June 2020
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Li Cohen, CBS News, 29 Jan. 2024
Like other ovoviviparous species, the Suriname toad can give her eggs some protection by carrying them around—useful in a world full of hungry egg predators.
—Jake Buehler, National Geographic, 8 June 2020
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ovoviviparous
adjective
ovo·vi·vip·a·rous
-ˌvī-ˈvip-(ə-)rəs
: producing eggs that develop within the maternal body and hatch within or immediately after extrusion from the parent compare larviparous, oviparous, viviparous
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