multiparousadj.

Brit.

/mʌlˈtɪp(ə)rəs/, U.S.

/ˌməlˈtɪpərəs/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin multiparus , -ous suffix.

Etymology: < post-classical Latin multiparus producing numerous offspring (1508; < classical Latin multi- multi- comb. form + -parus : see -parous comb. form) + -ous suffix. Compare oviparous adj., uniparous adj., vermiparous adj., viviparous adj. In sense 2 after French multipare (1849 or earlier, as adjective and noun; 1803 in sense 1).

1. Zoology. Producing several offspring at one time; polytocous. Now rare.

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the world > life > biology > biological processes > procreation or reproduction > [adjective] > bearing more than one at a time

multiparous1646

multiparient1788

brooded1857

pluriparous1866

polytocous1924

1646 Sir T. Browne Pseudodoxia Epidemica iii. xv. 141 It is not denyed there have beene bicipitous Serpents with the head at each extreme,..which double formations do often happen unto multiparous generations.

1691 J. Ray Wisdom of God 87 Multiparous quadrupeds, as Dogs, as Swine, are furnished with a multitude of Paps.

1782 A. Monro Ess. Compar. Anat. (ed. 3) 41 in Monro's Anat. Human Bones (new ed.) In bitches and other multiparous animals.

1841 Todd's Cycl. Anat. & Physiol. III. 315/1 The oviducts are shorter..in the uniparous Kangaroo, than in the multiparous Opossums.

1870 G. Rolleston Forms Animal Life 8 The multiparous character of the order [Rodentia].

1932 S. Zuckerman Social Life Monkeys & Apes v. 75 In both the rat and the mouse, as in the dog and other multiparous species, a number of large-sized follicles rupture at every œstrus.

1985 Jrnl. Animal Ecol. 54 835 Key factor analysis..has been widely used to investigate the dynamics of multivoltine or multiparous species.

2. Obstetrics, Veterinary Medicine, and Agriculture. Designating or belonging to a woman or other female mammal who has had two or more pregnancies resulting in the birth of offspring.

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the world > life > biology > biological processes > procreation or reproduction > [adjective] > having offspring

fruited1612

multiparous1849

pluriparous1890

parous1898

1849 Lancet 4 Aug. 117/2 M. Dubois gives representations of the exterior and interior of both nulliparous and multiparous uteri.

1855 J. King Amer. Eclectic Obstetrics 272 After-pains..are more common to multiparous women than primiparous.

1880 Trans. Amer. Gynecol. Soc. 4 141 These cicatrices are usually described as red or white shining striæ, marking the skin..of pregnant and multiparous women.

1932 S. Zuckerman Social Life Monkeys & Apes viii. 135 No significant difference is found between the behaviour of a primiparous and a multiparous rat.

1994 D. Tulchinsky & A. B. Little Maternal–Fetal Endocrinol. (ed. 2) v. 81/1 In 60% of multiparous woman the clinical diagnosis of preeclampsia was erroneous.

2000 Animal Sci. 71 392/1 Four multiparous Holstein-Friesian cows..were used in a 4×4 Latin-square experiment.

3. Botany. Of a cyme: having three or more axes. rare.

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1880 A. Gray Struct. Bot. 152 Bravais distinguishes cymes as multiparous, with three or more lateral axes; biparous [etc.].

1930 Ann. Missouri Bot. Garden 17 57 Diagram 1..shows the inflorescence [of A. pumilum] to be..axillary also in decreasing quantities along the upper nodes of the stem, receding from a multiparous cyme.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2003; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	multiparous
释义	multiparousadj. Brit. /mʌlˈtɪp(ə)rəs/, U.S. /ˌməlˈtɪpərəs/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin multiparus , -ous suffix. Etymology: < post-classical Latin multiparus producing numerous offspring (1508; < classical Latin multi- multi- comb. form + -parus : see -parous comb. form) + -ous suffix. Compare oviparous adj., uniparous adj., vermiparous adj., viviparous adj. In sense 2 after French multipare (1849 or earlier, as adjective and noun; 1803 in sense 1). 1. Zoology. Producing several offspring at one time; polytocous. Now rare. ΘΚΠ the world > life > biology > biological processes > procreation or reproduction > [adjective] > bearing more than one at a time multiparous1646 multiparient1788 brooded1857 pluriparous1866 polytocous1924 1646 Sir T. Browne Pseudodoxia Epidemica iii. xv. 141 It is not denyed there have beene bicipitous Serpents with the head at each extreme,..which double formations do often happen unto multiparous generations. View more context for this quotation 1691 J. Ray Wisdom of God 87 Multiparous quadrupeds, as Dogs, as Swine, are furnished with a multitude of Paps. 1782 A. Monro Ess. Compar. Anat. (ed. 3) 41 in Monro's Anat. Human Bones (new ed.) In bitches and other multiparous animals. 1841 Todd's Cycl. Anat. & Physiol. III. 315/1 The oviducts are shorter..in the uniparous Kangaroo, than in the multiparous Opossums. 1870 G. Rolleston Forms Animal Life 8 The multiparous character of the order [Rodentia]. 1932 S. Zuckerman Social Life Monkeys & Apes v. 75 In both the rat and the mouse, as in the dog and other multiparous species, a number of large-sized follicles rupture at every œstrus. 1985 Jrnl. Animal Ecol. 54 835 Key factor analysis..has been widely used to investigate the dynamics of multivoltine or multiparous species. 2. Obstetrics, Veterinary Medicine, and Agriculture. Designating or belonging to a woman or other female mammal who has had two or more pregnancies resulting in the birth of offspring. ΘΚΠ the world > life > biology > biological processes > procreation or reproduction > [adjective] > having offspring fruited1612 multiparous1849 pluriparous1890 parous1898 1849 Lancet 4 Aug. 117/2 M. Dubois gives representations of the exterior and interior of both nulliparous and multiparous uteri. 1855 J. King Amer. Eclectic Obstetrics 272 After-pains..are more common to multiparous women than primiparous. 1880 Trans. Amer. Gynecol. Soc. 4 141 These cicatrices are usually described as red or white shining striæ, marking the skin..of pregnant and multiparous women. 1932 S. Zuckerman Social Life Monkeys & Apes viii. 135 No significant difference is found between the behaviour of a primiparous and a multiparous rat. 1994 D. Tulchinsky & A. B. Little Maternal–Fetal Endocrinol. (ed. 2) v. 81/1 In 60% of multiparous woman the clinical diagnosis of preeclampsia was erroneous. 2000 Animal Sci. 71 392/1 Four multiparous Holstein-Friesian cows..were used in a 4×4 Latin-square experiment. 3. Botany. Of a cyme: having three or more axes. rare. ΚΠ 1880 A. Gray Struct. Bot. 152 Bravais distinguishes cymes as multiparous, with three or more lateral axes; biparous [etc.]. 1930 Ann. Missouri Bot. Garden 17 57 Diagram 1..shows the inflorescence [of A. pumilum] to be..axillary also in decreasing quantities along the upper nodes of the stem, receding from a multiparous cyme. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2003; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < adj.1646
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