adverb
- in a manner relating to or characteristic of ovoviviparity, a reproductive strategy in which eggs are retained and hatch inside the mother's body, with the young born live but having received no nourishment from the mother
Usage: biology; technical
Examples
- Some species of sharks reproduce ovoviviparously, with eggs hatching inside the female.
- Certain reptiles develop ovoviviparously, combining egg retention with live birth.
- The guppy reproduces ovoviviparously, producing fully formed young without a placental connection.
- Many fish species that reproduce ovoviviparously show no parental care after birth.