单词 | ovoviviparous |
释义 | ovoviviparousadj. Zoology. Reproducing by means of eggs which hatch in the body of the parent, the developing young being nourished by yolk rather than directly by the parent, and then born alive (as in some reptiles and fishes, and many invertebrates). Cf. oviparous adj., viviparous adj. ΘΚΠ the world > life > biology > biological processes > procreation or reproduction > types of reproduction > [adjective] > viviparous > ovo-viviparous ovi-viviparous1802 ovoviviparous1822 1822 J. Fleming Philos. Zool. II. 215 It would be interesting to know the manner of incubation [in the platypus], and whether oviparous or ovoviviparous. 1826 W. Kirby & W. Spence Introd. Entomol. III. 63 The ovo-viviparous tribes at present known are scorpions; the flesh fly and several other flies [etc.]. 1868 Amer. Naturalist 2 142 The Rattlesnake and the Vipers are ovo-viviparous. 1952 G. F. Hervey & J. Hems Freshwater Trop. Aquarium Fishes viii. 89 Strictly.., the fish are not viviparous but ovoviviparous. 1987 G. M. Urquhart et al. Vet. Parasitol. (1988) (BNC) 58 The females [of the nematode Oslerus] are ovo-viviparous, and most eggs hatch in the trachea. 1991 S. J. Gould Bully for Brontosaurus xviii. 270 Ovoviviparous organisms form eggs within their bodies, and young hatch inside their mothers. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2005; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < adj.1822 |
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