ovoviviparity
ovoviviparity noun: the condition of being ovoviviparous.
Noun
ovoviviparity (uncountable)
- The condition of being ovoviviparous.
- I have not had opportunities of examining any of the animals of this group preserved in spirits, but have found no difficulty in making out the fact of ovoviviparity by macerating the dried animal in cabinet specimens of the shells, when the oviduct in the females, in several species, was found to...1864 November, Dr. W. M. Stimpson, “On the structural characters of the so-called Melanians of North America”, in The American Journal of Science and Arts, volume 38
- […] the wide dispersal of certain household species, the development of ovoviviparity in several tropical forms and of myrmecophilous and sphegophilous habits in others […]1911 December, Journal of the New York Entomological Society, volume 19, page 262
- Synonyms:
- ovivipary, ovovivipary
ovoviviparity meaning in Tamil
ovoviviparity in Tamil
- தாயுள் முட்டைவளர்ச்சி
Synonyms of ovoviviparity
- ovivipary
- ovovivipary
Origin of ovoviviparity
From ovo- (“egg”) + viviparity.
Questions about ovoviviparity
- What does ovoviviparity mean?
- Ovoviviparity means the condition of being ovoviviparous.
- What is ovoviviparity in Tamil?
- Ovoviviparity in Tamil is தாயுள் முட்டைவளர்ச்சி. See Ovoviviparity meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is ovoviviparity?
- Ovoviviparity is a noun.
Words near ovoviviparity in the dictionary
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