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viviparous
[ vahy-vip-er-uhs, vi- ]
adjective
- Zoology. bringing forth living young rather than eggs, as most mammals and some reptiles and fishes.
- Botany. producing seeds that germinate on the plant.
viviparous
/ vɪˈvɪpərəs; ˌvɪvɪˈpærɪtɪ /
adjective
- (of animals) producing offspring that as embryos develop within and derive nourishment from the body of the female parent Compare oviparous ovoviviparous
- (of plants) producing bulbils or young plants instead of flowers
- (of seeds) germinating before separating from the parent plant
viviparous
/ vī-vĭp′ər-əs /
- Giving birth to living young that develop within the mother's body rather than hatching from eggs. All mammals except the monotremes are viviparous.
- Compare oviparous
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Derived Forms
- viviparity, noun
- viˈviparously, adverb
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Other Words From
- vi·vipa·rism noun
- viv·i·par·i·ty [viv-, uh, -, par, -i-tee, vahy-v, uh, -], vi·vipa·rous·ness noun
- vi·vipa·rous·ly adverb
- nonviv·i·pari·ty noun
- nonvi·vipa·rous adjective
- nonvi·vipa·rous·ly adverb
- nonvi·vipa·rous·ness noun
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Word History and Origins
Origin of viviparous1
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Word History and Origins
Origin of viviparous1
C17: from Latin vīviparus, from vīvus alive + parere to bring forth
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Example Sentences
The female is viviparous, and produces vast numbers of embryos, which appear in the circulating blood.
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The same kind of animal is then at one time of the year viviparous, and at another oviparous.
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He had previously paid attention to the viviparous embryos of other Mangroves.
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A few of the univalves are viviparous—that is, they produce their young alive; but the majority lay eggs.
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The creature is ovo-viviparous; that is, the eggs are hatched while still within the body of the parent.
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