Definition of Viviparous. Meaning of Viviparous. Synonyms of Viviparous

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Definition of Viviparous

Viviparous
Viviparous Vi*vip"a*rous, a. [L. viviparus; vivus alive + parere to bear, bring forth. Cf. Viper.] (Biol.) Producing young in a living state, as most mammals, or as those plants the offspring of which are produced alive, either by bulbs instead of seeds, or by the seeds themselves germinating on the plant, instead of falling, as they usually do; -- opposed to oviparous. Viviparous fish. (Zo["o]l.) See Embiotocoid. Viviparous shell (Zo["o]l.), any one of numerous species of operculated fresh-water gastropods belonging to Viviparus, Melantho, and allied genera. Their young, when born, have a well-developed spiral shell.

Meaning of Viviparous from wikipedia

- similar to a live birth. The term "viviparity" and its adjective form "viviparous" both derive from the Latin vivus, meaning "living"; and pario, meaning...
- The viviparous lizard, or common lizard, (Zootoca vivipara, formerly Lacerta vivipara) is a Eurasian lizard. It lives ****her north than any other species...
- "bridging" form of reproduction between egg-laying oviparous and live-bearing viviparous reproduction. Ovoviviparous animals possess embryos that develop inside...
- development during the carrying of an embryo, and later fetus, inside viviparous animals (the embryo develops within the parent). It is typical for mammals...
- There is only one known land reptile species native to Ireland, the viviparous lizard. It appears to have a widespread distribution across the entire island...
- Zenarchopteridae, the viviparous halfbeaks, is a family of ray-finned fishes in the order Beloniformes. The Zenarchopteridae exhibit strong ****ual dimorphism...
- those that are found in freshwater are viviparous with internal fertilization. The Bythitidae are also viviparous although one species, Dinematichthys ilucoeteoides...
- Moorean viviparous tree snail can refer to any one of several species of mollusc: Partula aurantia Partula exigua Partula mirabilis Partula mooreana Partula...
- is the reproductive method used by most animal species, as opposed to viviparous animals that develop the embryos internally and metabolically dependent...
- The viviparous brotulas form a family, the Bythitidae, of ophidiiform fishes. They are known as viviparous brotulas as they generally bear live young,...