卵らん胎たい生せい

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noun

ovoviviparity

Biological term for reproduction where eggs hatch inside the parent's body and the young are born live, without placental attachment.

egg, ovum, spawn

胎womb, uterus

生life, genuine, birth

卵らん生せい
Oviparity: laying eggs that develop and hatch outside the body.
胎たい生せい
Viviparity: giving birth to live young that develop inside the body with placental nourishment.

Compound of 卵 (egg), 胎 (womb), and 生 (birth), literally 'egg-womb-birth'. A modern scientific term.