Etymology

ovoviviparous

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Today it means: Of or pertaining to such kind of animals such as some reptiles whose eggs hatch inside their body. Full definition →

Latin ōvum
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  1. Latin · derived fromvīviparus
  2. Latin · derived fromōvum“egg”
  3. English todayovoviviparous

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

Words from the same roots

Latinōvum all →

ovaryovationovumovuleOvaltineovariousovicularovigeroviscapeovismovistovo-ovoloovulumtritovum

Latinvīviparus all →

viviparous

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