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ovoviviparous

adj · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • UK: /ˌəʊvəʊvɪˈvɪpəɹəs/
  • US: /ˌoʊvoʊvɪˈvɪpəɹəs/
  • CMU ARPABET: OW2 V OW2 V AY2 V IH1 P ER0 AH0 S Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Of or pertaining to such kind of animals such as some reptiles whose eggs hatch inside their body.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Examples

  • The anaconda is an ovoviviparous reptile.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adjective

Meaning 2

producing living young from eggs that hatch within the body

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: viviparous, oviparous

History

Etymology

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

Across languages

Translations

20 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: ovovivípar — pertaining to animals whose eggs hatch inside their body
  • Chinese Mandarin: 卵胎生的 (luǎntāishēng de) — pertaining to animals whose eggs hatch inside their body
  • Czech: vejcoživorodý — pertaining to animals whose eggs hatch inside their body
  • Dutch: ovovivipaar — pertaining to animals whose eggs hatch inside their body
  • Dutch: eierlevendbarend — pertaining to animals whose eggs hatch inside their body
  • Finnish: ovovivipaarinen — pertaining to animals whose eggs hatch inside their body
  • French: ovovivipare — pertaining to animals whose eggs hatch inside their body
  • Georgian: კვერცხცოცხლადმშობი (ḳvercxcocxladmšobi) — pertaining to animals whose eggs hatch inside their body
  • German: ovovivipar — pertaining to animals whose eggs hatch inside their body
  • Hungarian: álelevenszülő — pertaining to animals whose eggs hatch inside their body
  • Hungarian: eleventojó — pertaining to animals whose eggs hatch inside their body
  • Irish: ubh-bheobhreitheach — pertaining to animals whose eggs hatch inside their body
  • Italian: ovoviviparo — pertaining to animals whose eggs hatch inside their body
  • Japanese: 卵胎生の (rantaiseino) — pertaining to animals whose eggs hatch inside their body
  • Malay: ovoviviparus — pertaining to animals whose eggs hatch inside their body
  • Māori: hua-pao-roto — pertaining to animals whose eggs hatch inside their body
  • Polish: jajożyworodny — pertaining to animals whose eggs hatch inside their body
  • Portuguese: ovovivíparo — pertaining to animals whose eggs hatch inside their body
  • Russian: яйцеживородя́щий (jajceživorodjáščij) — pertaining to animals whose eggs hatch inside their body
  • Spanish: ovovivíparo — pertaining to animals whose eggs hatch inside their body