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multiparous definition

mul·tipa·rous (mul tip′ə rəs)

adjective

  1. of or being a multipara
  2. Zool. designating or of a species of animals that normally bears more than one offspring at a birth

Etymology: ModL multiparus: see multi- & -parous

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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