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ovovivipare

French, adjective/ɔ.vo.vi.vi.paʁ/

ovovivipare is a French adjective meaning “ovoviparous” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Qui a ses œufs qui incubent et éclosent dans le ventre de la mère, sans relation nutritive avec celle-ci”.

What does ovovivipare mean in English?

adjective

  1. 1

    ovoviparous

Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How French dictionaries define it

adjective: 1. Qui a ses œufs qui incubent et éclosent dans le ventre de la mère, sans relation nutritive avec celle-ci.

noun: 1. Animal ovovivipare.

The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.

Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.

Forms of ovovivipare

  • ovovivipares plural

Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce ovovivipare?

  • /ɔ.vo.vi.vi.paʁ/
  • \ɔ.vɔ.vi.vi.paʁ\

Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.

English words that translate to ovovivipare

Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.