| Dictionary, Encyclopedia and Thesaurus - The Free Dictionary 3,591,630,614 visitors served. |
Dictionary/ thesaurus | Medical dictionary | Legal dictionary | Financial dictionary | Acronyms | Idioms | Encyclopedia | Wikipedia encyclopedia | ? |
viviparous |
Also found in: Dictionary/thesaurus, Encyclopedia, Wikipedia, Hutchinson | 0.01 sec. |
|
|
viviparous /vi·vip·a·rous/ (vi-vip´ah-rus) giving birth to living young which develop within the maternal body.
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. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
|
| Medical Dictionary |
| Free Tools: |
For surfers:
Free toolbar & extensions |
Word of the Day |
Help
For webmasters: Free content | Linking | Lookup box | Double-click lookup | Partner with us |
|---|