viviparous /vi·vip·a·rous/ (vi-vip´ah-rus) giving birth to living young which develop within the maternal body.
viviparous
vi·vip·a·rous (v -v p  r-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
giving birth to living young which develop within the maternal body.
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