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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

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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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