viviparous

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Some authors say that they are viviparous, and yet Ray classes them among his oviparous animals, and is silent with regard to the manner of their bringing forth.

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  1. adjective Zoology Giving birth to living offspring that develop within the mother's body. Most mammals and some other animals are viviparous.
  2. adjective Botany Germinating or producing seeds that germinate before becoming detached from the parent plant, as in the mangrove.
  3. adjective Botany Producing bulbils or new plants rather than seed, as in the tiger lily.

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  1. From Latin vīviparus : vīvus, alive; see gwei- in Indo-European roots + -parus, -parous.
 

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