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adenotrophic
adjective
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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Origin and Etymology of adenotrophic
aden- + -trophic
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