单词 | ovoviviparity |
释义 | ovoviviparityn. The condition or character of being ovoviviparous; reproduction by means of eggs which hatch in the body of the parent. See also quot. 1977. ΘΚΠ the world > life > biology > biological processes > procreation or reproduction > types of reproduction > [noun] > by eggs hatched in body of parent ovi-viviparity1848 oviparousness1853 ovoviviparism1865 ovoviviparity1890 the world > animals > animal body > general parts > sexual organs and reproduction > [noun] > bringing forth young > condition of being ovo-viviparous ovoviviparity1890 1890 Cent. Dict. Ovoviviparity, the character of being ovoviviparous. 1925 Science 26 June 658 Ovoviviparity is the rule. The young individuals [of the tubicolous mollusc Serpuloides] are ‘born’ with a simple coiled shell. 1965 J. Lee & F. Knowles Animal Hormones iii. 62 The term ovoviviparity, in preference to viviparity, is sometimes applied to the birth of live young in reptiles, as it is claimed that the nutrition of the foetus in this class depends on the egg-yolk and not on the placenta. 1977 O. W. Richards & R. G. Davies Imms's Gen. Textbk. Entomol. (ed. 10) I. xvii. 302 The term ovoviviparity is sometimes also used to denote..the laying of eggs containing embryos in an advanced state of development. 1999 Functional Ecol. 13 574/1 Ovoviviparity and viviparity..have classically been explained as a means of circumventing predation of eggs and larvae. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1890 |
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