- viviparity
- The quality or state of being viviparous, i.e., producing offspring that are living at the time of birth. SYN: zoogony.
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vivi·par·i·ty (viv″ĭ-parґĭ-te) the quality of being viviparous.
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Viviparity — Viv i*par i*ty, n. (Biol.) The quality or condition of being viviparous. H. Spencer. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
viviparity — viviparity. См. вивипария. (Источник: «Англо русский толковый словарь генетических терминов». Арефьев В.А., Лисовенко Л.А., Москва: Изд во ВНИРО, 1995 г.) … Молекулярная биология и генетика. Толковый словарь.
viviparity — viviparity. См. живорождение. (Источник: «Англо русский толковый словарь генетических терминов». Арефьев В.А., Лисовенко Л.А., Москва: Изд во ВНИРО, 1995 г.) … Молекулярная биология и генетика. Толковый словарь.
viviparity — viviparous ► ADJECTIVE 1) (of an animal) bringing forth live young which have developed inside th body of the parent. Compare with OVIPAROUS(Cf. ↑oviparous). 2) (of a plant) reproducing from buds which form plantlets while still attached to the… … English terms dictionary
viviparity — noun Date: 1864 the quality or state of being viviparous … New Collegiate Dictionary
viviparity — the condition of giving birth to active, free swimming young … Dictionary of ichthyology
viviparity — See viviparous. * * * ▪ biology retention and growth of the fertilized egg within the maternal body until the young animal, as a larva or newborn, is capable of independent existence. The growing embryo derives continuous nourishment from… … Universalium
viviparity — noun The condition of being viviparous … Wiktionary
viviparity — n. condition of giving birth to living young rather than laying eggs; condition of having seeds that germinate while still attached to the main plant … English contemporary dictionary
viviparity — vivi·par·i·ty … English syllables
