魚類學相關名詞中英對照
名詞 定義　
ovoviviparous Animals that retain the eggs within the body of the female in a brood chamber in which the development of the embryo takes place, perhaps deriving some nourishment from the female, but without the strong umbilical attachment to a placenta as in mammals; the typical condition of so-called "live-bearing" fishes. Also called aplacental viviparous. The young hatch inside the mother's uterus from their thin egg capsule, and are usually born shortly afterwards. 　
卵胎生的 在胚胎發生的發展中，在母體的孵卵腔內仍保有卵，或許有獲得來自母體的一些營養物，但是沒有像哺乳動物中有牢固的臍帶附著在胎盤上；這種典型的狀況稱之為「live-bearing」魚類。 也稱作「aplacental viviparous 無胎盤胎生的」。幼魚從它們的細卵囊內在母親的子宮裡孵化，而且通常在不久就出生。　
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