Ovoviviparous \O*vo*vi*vip"a*rous\, a. [Ovum + viviparous: cf. F. ovovivipare.] (Biol.) Oviparous, but hatching the egg while it is within the body, as some fishes and reptiles.
ovoviviparous adj : producing living young from eggs that hatch within the body [ant: {viviparous}, {oviparous}]