English Explanatory Dictionary

viviparous

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. 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. Arising from an embryo that develops from the outset (rather than from a true seed that then germinates).

Pronunciation

/vɪˈvɪpəɹəs/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-viviparous.wav

Word forms

viviparous

Etymology

From Latin vīviparus, from vīvus (“alive, life, living”) + pariō (“give birth, produce, bring forth”).

Antonyms

oviparous

Derived words

Moorean viviparous tree snail ovoviviparous viviparous blenny viviparous eelpout viviparous lizard viviparously vivipary viviparity

Translations

Azerbaijani: diridoğan Breton: bevc'haner Bulgarian: живоро́ден Catalan: vivípar Chinese Cantonese: 胎生 Chinese Mandarin: 胎生 Chinese Mandarin: 母体发芽 Dutch: levendbarend Dutch: vivipaar Finnish: vivipaarinen French: vivipare Galician: vivíparo Georgian: ცოცხლადმშობი German: lebendgebärend German: lebend gebärend German: vivipar Greek: ζωοτόκος Ancient Greek: ζωότοκος Hungarian: elevenszülő Italian: viviparo Japanese: 胎生の Latin: viviparus Malay: viviparus Polish: żyworodny Portuguese: vivíparo Russian: живородя́щий Spanish: vivíparo Volapük: lifamotamik Welsh: bywesgorol Welsh: bywhiliog
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