English Explanatory Dictionary

vivipary

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Reproduction via embryos that develop from the outset without interruption (as opposed to germinating from a seed).
  2. Live birth (as opposed to hatching from an egg).

Word forms

vivipary

Etymology

From Latin vīviparus + -y or French viviparie.

Synonyms

viviparity

Antonyms

ovipary

Related words

ovoviviparity pseudovivipary viviparous viviparously
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