viviparous

viviparous
Giving birth to living young, in distinction to oviparous, or egg-laying. SYN: zoogonous. [vivi- + L. pario, to bear]

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vi·vip·a·rous vī-'vip-(ə-)rəs, və- adj producing living young instead of eggs from within the body in the manner of nearly all mammals, many reptiles, and a few fishes compare LARVIPAROUS, OVIPAROUS, OVOVIVIPAROUS
vi·vip·a·rous·ly adv

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adj.
describing animal groups (including most mammals) in which the embryos develop within the body of the mother so that the young are born alive rather than hatch from an egg.
viviparity n.

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vi·vip·a·rous (vi-vipґə-rəs) [vivi- + -parous] bearing living young which derive nutrition directly from the maternal organism.

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  • viviparous — (adj.) 1640s, from L.L. viviparus bringing forth alive, from L. vivus alive, living + parere bring forth, bear (see PARE (Cf. pare)) …   Etymology dictionary

  • 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 parent plant …   English terms dictionary

  • viviparous — [vī vip′ər əs] adj. [L viviparus < vivus, alive (see BIO ) + parere, to produce (see PAROUS)] 1. a) bearing or bringing forth living young, as most mammals and some other animals do b) designating or of this type of reproduction: see OVIPAROUS …   English World dictionary

  • viviparous — adjective Etymology: Latin viviparus, from vivus alive + parus parous Date: 1646 1. producing living young instead of eggs from within the body in the manner of nearly all mammals, many reptiles, and a few fishes 2. germinating while still… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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