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vi·vip·a·rous

 (vī-vĭp′ər-əs, vĭ-)
adj.
1. Zoology Giving birth to living offspring that develop within the mother's body. Most mammals and some other animals are viviparous.
2. Botany
a. Germinating or producing seeds that germinate before becoming detached from the parent plant, as in the mangrove.
b. Producing bulbils or new plants rather than seed, as in the tiger lily.
[From Latin vīviparus : vīvus, alive; see gwei- in Indo-European roots + -parus, -parous.]
vi′vi·par′i·ty (vī′və-păr′ĭ-tē, vĭv′ə-) n.
vi·vip′a·rous·ly adv.
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viviparous

(vɪˈvɪpərəs)
adj
1. (Zoology) (of animals) producing offspring that as embryos develop within and derive nourishment from the body of the female parent. Compare oviparous, ovoviviparous
2. (Botany) (of plants) producing bulbils or young plants instead of flowers
3. (Botany) (of seeds) germinating before separating from the parent plant
[C17: from Latin vīviparus, from vīvus alive + parere to bring forth]
viviparity, viˈvipary, viˈviparism, viˈviparousness n
viˈviparously adv
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vi•vip•a•rous

(vaɪˈvɪp ər əs, vɪ-)

adj.
1. bringing forth living young rather than eggs.
2. producing seeds that germinate on the plant.
[1640–50; < Latin vīviparus. See vivi-, -parous]
viv•i•par•i•ty (ˌvɪv əˈpær ɪ ti, ˌvaɪ və-) vi•vip′a•rous•ness, n.
vi•vip′a•rous•ly, adv.
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vi·vip·a·rous

(vī-vĭp′ər-əs)
Giving birth to living young that develop within the mother's body rather than hatching from eggs. Most mammals are viviparous. Compare oviparous, ovoviviparous.
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viviparous

Giving birth to live young.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Adj.1.viviparous - producing living young (not eggs)
live-bearing
zoological science, zoology - the branch of biology that studies animals
oviparous - egg-laying
ovoviviparous - producing living young from eggs that hatch within the body
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Translations
vivipar

viviparous

[vɪˈvɪpərəs] ADJ → vivíparo
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viviparous

adj (Zool) → lebend gebärend
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Context of diversification of the viviparous Gyrodactylidae (Platyhelminthes, Monogenoidea).
Record of Three Species of the Genus Heteronchocleidus Bychowsky, 1957 (Monogenoidea: Dactylogyridae) from Gills of Colisa fasciata Bloch and Schneider, 1801 from India with a Note on its Geographical Distribution
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Structure and ultrastructure of the epididymis of the viviparous lizard during the annual hormonal cycle: changes of the epithelium related to secretory activity.
Seasonal changes in testicular and epididymal histology of the tropical lizard, Tropidurus itambere (Rodrigues, 1987), during its reproductive cycle/Mudancas sazonais na histologia do testiculo e epididimo do lagarto tropical Tropidurus itambere, durante seu ciclo reprodutivo
-- The reproductive cycle of the viviparous Kalahari tree skink, Trachylepis spilogaster, was studied from a histological examination of gonadal material.
Reproductive cycle of the Kalahari tree skink, Trachylepis spilogaster (Squamata: Scincidae) from southern Africa
The viviparous pink seaperch (Zalembius rosaceus) is considered unusual among other embiotocids because of its deep-water habitat (Tarp, 1952), winter parturition (Goldberg and Ticknor, 1977), small brood size (Baltz, 1984), and apparent lack of a positive relationship between brood size and female size (Baltz, 1984).
Length-specific brood size and winter parturition in pink seaperch (Zalembius rosaceus) (Perciformes: Embiotocidae)
Spontaneous abortion depresses female sexual receptivity in a viviparous arthropod.
Matriphagy in the neotropical pseudoscorpion Paratemnoides nidificator (balzan 1888) (Atemnidae)

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