viviparous
pronunciation
How to pronounce viviparous in British English:
UK [vɪˈvɪpərəs]
How to pronounce viviparous in American English:
US [vaɪˈvɪpərəs, vɪ-]
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- Adjective:
- producing living young (not eggs)
Word Origin
- viviparous
- viviparous: see parent
- viviparous (adj.)
- 1640s, from Late Latin viviparus "bringing forth alive," from Latin vivus "alive, living" (see vivid) + parere "bring forth, bear" (see pare). See viper.
Example
- 1. Ichthyosaurs and other contemporary viviparous species , by contrast , gave birth to multiple offspring .
- 2. The kinds and geographical distribution of viviparous plants in china .
- 3. Any of various small viviparous new world fishes of the family poeciliidae , of fresh or brackish waters .
- 4. Any of numerous nonvenomous longitudinally-striped viviparous north and central american snakes .
- 5. These lizards are viviparous , giving birth to an average of six live young in autumn .