VIVIPAROUS


Meaning of VIVIPAROUS in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ vī-ˈvi-p(ə-)rəs, və- ]

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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