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viviparous
1. Giving birth to living offspring that develop within the mother's body.
3. Giving birth to living young, in distinction to oviparous, or egg-laying.
4. A description of a plant with seeds that germinate and develop into seedlings before being shed from the parent plant; such as, a mangrove.
Most mammals and some other animals are viviparous.
2. Giving birth to living young which develop within the maternal body; not hatched from external eggs.3. Giving birth to living young, in distinction to oviparous, or egg-laying.
4. A description of a plant with seeds that germinate and develop into seedlings before being shed from the parent plant; such as, a mangrove.
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para-, par-, -parous, -partum
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viva-, vivi-, vivo-, viv-
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