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viviparous

/vɪˈvɪpəɹəs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.93 in modern English

Syllables
vi-vip-a-rous
IPA
/vɪˈvɪpəɹəs/
18
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

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).

adj

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

Etymology

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

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in Biology.

Derived Forms

cryptoviviparous hyperviviparous nonviviparous ovoviviparous pseudoviviparous viviparism viviparously viviparousness vivipary viviparity

Phrases

Moorean viviparous tree snail viviparous blenny viviparous eelpout viviparous lizard

Synonyms

live-bearing

Antonyms

oviparous

Rhymes With

oviparous ovoviviparous

Questions

How do you pronounce viviparous?
The recorded pronunciation is /vɪˈvɪpəɹəs/.
What does viviparous mean?
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).
Where does viviparous come from?
From Latin vīviparus, from vīvus (“alive, life, living”) + pariō (“give birth, produce, bring forth”).

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