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viviparous

vi·vi·pa·rous

UK/vɪˈvɪpəɹəs/ US/vaɪˈvɪpɜrʌs/ uncommon

adjective

1.

producing living young (not eggs)

Antonyms

Origin

From Latin vīviparus, from vīvus (“alive, life, living”) + pariō (“give birth, produce, bring forth”).

Phrases

  • Moorean viviparous tree snail
  • viviparous blenny
  • viviparous eelpout
  • viviparous lizard

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