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viviparous definition
vi·vipa·rous (vī vip′ər əs)
adjective
- bearing or bringing forth living young, as most mammals and some other animals do
- designating or of this type of reproduction
- Bot.
- germinating while still on the parent plant: said of certain seeds or bulbs
- producing such seeds or bulbs; proliferous
Etymology: L viviparus < vivus, alive (see bio-) + parere, to produce (see -parous)
Related Forms:
- viviparity viv′i·par′·ity (viv′ə par′ə tē, vī′və-) noun or viviparousness vi·vip′a·rous·ness
- viviparously vi·vip′a·rously adverb
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