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Word: Viviparous
Speech Type: Adjective
mid 17th century: from Latin viviparus (from vivus ‘alive’ + -parus ‘bearing’) + -ous
vɪˈvɪp(ə)rəs
vʌɪˈvɪp(ə)rəs
(of an animal) bringing forth live young which have developed inside the body of the parent.
Short Definition:(of animal) bringing forth live young which have developed inside body of parent
(of a plant) reproducing from buds which form plantlets while still attached to the parent plant, or from seeds which germinate within the fruit.
Short Definition:(of plant) reproducing from buds which form plantlets while still attached to parent plant
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