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ad·e·no·troph·ic | \ ˌa-də-nˌō-¦trä-fik, ə-¦de-nə-, -¦trō- \
Definition of adenotrophic
: marked by retention of eggs within the mother until the larvae are hatched and nourished by special nutritive organs in the uterus
—used of a form of ovoviviparous development in certain dipterous insects
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The first known use of adenotrophic was in 1936
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