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viviparous
adjective vi·vip·a·rous \vī-ˈvi-p(ə-)rəs, və-\
Definition of VIVIPAROUS
1
: producing living young instead of eggs from within the body in the manner of nearly all mammals, many reptiles, and a few fishes
2
: germinating while still attached to the parent plant <the viviparous seed of the mangrove>
— vi·vip·a·rous·ly adverb
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Origin of VIVIPAROUS
Latin viviparus, from vivus alive + -parus -parous
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viviparous
adjective vi·vip·a·rous \vī-ˈvip-(ə-)rəs, və-\
Medical Definition of VIVIPAROUS
: producing living young instead of eggs from within the body in the manner of nearly all mammals, many reptiles, and a few fishes—compare larviparous, oviparous, ovoviviparous
—vi·vip·a·rous·ly adverb
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