VIVIPAROUS


Meaning of VIVIPAROUS in English

adj.

Pronunciation: v ī - ' vi-p( ə -)r ə s, v ə -

Function: 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 attached to the parent plant <the viviparous seed of the mangrove>

– vi · vip · a · rous · ly adverb

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