vermiparousadj.

Etymology: < vermi- comb. form + -parous comb. form. Compare Spanish vermiparo, Portuguese vermiparo.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: verˈmiparous.

rare.

1. Producing young, or produced as young, in the form of small worms or maggots.

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the world > animals > invertebrates > [adjective] > producing or produced as young in form of worms

vermiparous1646

1646 Sir T. Browne Pseudodoxia Epidemica 135 We deny not that many animals are vermiparous, begetting themselves at a distance.

1646 Sir T. Browne Pseudodoxia Epidemica 297 In creatures oviparous, as birds and fishes; in vermiparous, as Flies, Locusts, and Gnats; in animals also viviparous, as Swine and Conies.

1650 Sir T. Browne Pseudodoxia Epidemica (ed. 2) v. v. 203 The same..may be also true in some vermiparous exclusions.

1765 Treat. Domest. Pigeons 14 All animals are distinguished into three sorts: oviparous,..viviparous,..and vermiparous, or such as are formed from a worm.

1910 D. W. Thompson tr. Aristotle Hist. Animalium 538 In oviparous and vermiparous creatures..the female is larger than the male.

2. Producing verminous parasites.

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the world > animals > animal body > general parts > sexual organs and reproduction > [adjective] > producing vermin

verminous1666

verminating1720

vermiparous1860

1860 Encycl. Brit. XXI. 974/2 Very few avertebrated animals are vermiparous, while there is probably no species of vertebrate that is exempted from parasites.

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† verˈmiparousness n. Obsolete ‘worm-breeding quality’ (Bailey, 1727, vol. II).

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1917; most recently modified version published online June 2019).

单词	vermiparous
释义	vermiparousadj. Etymology: < vermi- comb. form + -parous comb. form. Compare Spanish vermiparo, Portuguese vermiparo.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: verˈmiparous. rare. 1. Producing young, or produced as young, in the form of small worms or maggots. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > invertebrates > [adjective] > producing or produced as young in form of worms vermiparous1646 1646 Sir T. Browne Pseudodoxia Epidemica 135 We deny not that many animals are vermiparous, begetting themselves at a distance. View more context for this quotation 1646 Sir T. Browne Pseudodoxia Epidemica 297 In creatures oviparous, as birds and fishes; in vermiparous, as Flies, Locusts, and Gnats; in animals also viviparous, as Swine and Conies. View more context for this quotation 1650 Sir T. Browne Pseudodoxia Epidemica (ed. 2) v. v. 203 The same..may be also true in some vermiparous exclusions. 1765 Treat. Domest. Pigeons 14 All animals are distinguished into three sorts: oviparous,..viviparous,..and vermiparous, or such as are formed from a worm. 1910 D. W. Thompson tr. Aristotle Hist. Animalium 538 In oviparous and vermiparous creatures..the female is larger than the male. 2. Producing verminous parasites. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > animal body > general parts > sexual organs and reproduction > [adjective] > producing vermin verminous1666 verminating1720 vermiparous1860 1860 Encycl. Brit. XXI. 974/2 Very few avertebrated animals are vermiparous, while there is probably no species of vertebrate that is exempted from parasites. Derivatives Categories » † verˈmiparousness n. Obsolete ‘worm-breeding quality’ (Bailey, 1727, vol. II). This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1917; most recently modified version published online June 2019). < adj.1646
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