单词 | viviparous |
释义 | Word Frequency viviparous(vɪˈvɪpərəs) adjective 1. (of animals) producing offspring that as embryos develop within and derive nourishment from the body of the female parent Compare oviparous, ovoviviparous 2. (of plants) producing bulbils or young plants instead of flowers 3. (of seeds) germinating before separating from the parent plant Derived forms viviparity (ˌvɪvɪˈpærɪtɪ), vivipary (viˈvipary) or viviparism (viˈviparism) or viviparousness (viˈviparousness) noun viviparously (viˈviparously) adverb Word origin C17: from Latin vīviparus, from vīvus alive + parere to bring forth |
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