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viviparous

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viviparous /vi·vip·a·rous/ (vi-vip´ah-rus) giving birth to living young which develop within the maternal body.
vi·vip·a·rous (v-vpr-s, v-)
adj.
Giving birth to living offspring that develop within the mother's body as for most mammals.
viviparous
[vivip′ərəs]
Etymology: L, vivus, alive, parere, to bear
bearing living offspring rather than laying eggs, such as most mammals and some fishes and reptiles. Compare oviparous, ovoviviparous.
viviparous [vi-vip´ah-rus]
giving birth to living young which develop within the maternal body.
viviparous
giving birth to living young which develop within the maternal body.
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