SEMELPAROUS


Meaning of SEMELPAROUS in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌse-ˈmel-pə-rəs ]

adjective

Etymology: Latin semel once (akin to Latin simul at the same time) + English -parous — more at same

Date: 1954

: reproducing or breeding only once in a lifetime

semelparous salmon

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