viviparous

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Pronunciation

• IPA: /vɪˈvɪpəɹəs/

Adjective

viviparous (not comparable)

1. (of an animal or animal species) Being born alive, as are most mammals, some reptiles, and a few fish (as opposed to being laid as an egg and subsequently hatching, as do most birds and many other species).
2. (of a plant or plant species) Arising from an embryo that develops from the outset (rather than from a true seed that then germinates).

Antonyms

• (of an animal) oviparous

Translations

• French: vivipare
• German: lebendgebärend, lebend gebärend, vivipar
• Italian: viviparo
• Portuguese: vivíparo
• Russian: живородя́щий
• Spanish: vivíparo

Translations

• French: vivipare
• Portuguese: vivíparo

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