单词 | ovi-viviparous |
释义 | † ovi-viviparousadj. Zoology. Obsolete. = ovoviviparous adj. ΘΚΠ the world > life > biology > biological processes > procreation or reproduction > types of reproduction > [adjective] > viviparous > ovo-viviparous ovi-viviparous1802 ovoviviparous1822 1802 E. Home in Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 92 82 Lizards which form an egg that is afterwards deposited in a cavity corresponding to the uterus of other animals, where it is hatched; which lizards may therefore be called ovi-viviparous. 1823 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 113 394 (note) The name of Vivipara is calculated to mislead, for none of the species are more than ovi-viviparous. 1883 F. Day Indian Fish 37 None of these fish are ovi-viviparous. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2005; most recently modified version published online June 2018). < adj.1802 |
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