Viviparous
Definition of Viviparous
Vi`vip´a`rous
a.
1.
(Biol.)
Producing
young
in
a
living
state
,
as
most
mammals
,
or
as
those
plants
the
offspring
of
which
are
produced
alive
,
either
by
bulbs
instead
of
seeds
,
or
by
the
seeds
themselves
germinating
on
the
plant
,
instead
of
falling
,
as
they
usually
do
; -
opposed
to
oviparous
.
Viviparous fish
(Zool.)
See
Embiotocoid
.
Viviparous shell
(Zool.)
any
one
of
numerous
species
of
operculated
fresh-water
gastropods
belonging
to
Viviparus
,
Melantho
,
and
allied
genera
.
Their
young
,
when
born
,
have
a
well-developed
spiral
shell
.
Related Words
oviparous
,
ovoviviparous
,
zoological
science
,
zoology
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