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viviparous definition

vi·vipa·rous (vī vip′ər əs)

adjective

    1. bearing or bringing forth living young, as most mammals and some other animals do
    2. designating or of this type of reproduction
  2. Bot.
    1. germinating while still on the parent plant: said of certain seeds or bulbs
    2. producing such seeds or bulbs; proliferous

Etymology: L viviparus < vivus, alive (see bio-) + parere, to produce (see -parous)

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