viviparous

English

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Etymology

From Latin vīviparus, from vīvus (“alive”) + pariō (“give birth”).

Pronunciation

• IPA: /vɪˈvɪpərəs/

Adjective

viviparous (not comparable)

1. (of an animal or animal species) Being born alive, as are most mammals, some reptiles, and a few fish (as opposed to being laid as an egg and subsequently hatching, as do most birds and many other species).
2. (of a plant or plant species) Arising from an embryo that develops from the outset (rather than from a true seed that then germinates).

Antonyms

• (of an animal): oviparous

Related terms

• ovoviviparous
• vivipary, viviparity
• viviparously

Translations

of an animal

• Catalan: vivípar (ca)
• Dutch: levendbarend
• Finnish: vivipaarinen (fi)
• French: vivipare (fr)
• German: lebendgebärend (de), lebend gebärend (de), vivipar (de)

• Greek: ζωοτόκος (el) (zootókos)
• Italian: viviparo (it)
• Japanese: 胎生の (ja) (たいせいの, taisei no)
• Malay: viviparus (ms)
• Spanish: vivíparo (es)
• Volapük: lifamotamik (vo)

of a plant

• Catalan: vivípar (ca)
• Finnish: vivipaarinen (fi)

• Japanese: 胎生の (ja) (たいせいの, taisei no)
• Malay: viviparus (ms)