đẻ trứng thai
Definition
- Adjective (Biology, Anatomy):
- Ovoviviparous: Describing a mode of reproduction in which embryos develop inside eggs that are retained within the mother's body until they are ready to hatch. The young are then born live, but there is no placental connection; the eggs hatch either immediately before birth or immediately after being laid.
Usage Examples
- Adjective:
- Một số loài rắn là loài đẻ trứng thai. (Some species of snakes are ovoviviparous.)
- Cá mập đầu búa được biết đến là sinh vật đẻ trứng thai. (The hammerhead shark is known to be an ovoviviparous creature.)
- Phương thức đẻ trứng thai khác với đẻ trứng và đẻ con. (The ovoviviparous method is different from oviparity and viviparity.)
Advanced Usage
- This term is primarily used in formal scientific contexts such as zoology, biology, and comparative anatomy to classify and describe reproductive strategies.
Variants and Related Words
- Đẻ trứng (Oviparous): Reproducing by laying eggs that hatch outside the mother's body.
- Đẻ con (Viviparous): Reproducing by giving birth to live young that have developed inside the mother's body with a placental connection.
Synonyms
- Ovoviviparous: The direct and only precise scientific synonym.
Related Concepts
- No direct idioms or phrasal verbs are associated with this specific scientific term.
- The concept is often contrasted with oviparity (egg-laying) and viviparity (live birth with placental nourishment).