(Zoology)(of an animal) bringing forth live young which have developed inside the body of the parent (动)(动物)胎生的。 比较 oviparous 和 ovoviviparous ■(Botany)(of a plant) reproducing from buds which form plantlets while still attached to the parent plant, or from seeds which germinate within the fruit (植)母株萌发的;胎萌的