viviparous
viviparous
[vɪˈvɪp(ə)rəs, vʌɪ-]
adjective
viviparity
[ˌvɪvɪˈparɪti]
noun
viviparously
adverb
语源
[vɪˈvɪp(ə)rəs, vʌɪ-]
adjective
- (Zoology)(of an animal) bringing forth live young which have developed inside the body of the parent
(动)（动物）胎生的。 比较 oviparous 和 ovoviviparous
■(Botany)(of a plant) reproducing from buds which form plantlets while still attached to the parent plant, or from seeds which germinate within the fruit
(植)母株萌发的；胎萌的
viviparity
[ˌvɪvɪˈparɪti]
noun
viviparously
adverb
语源
- mid 17th cent.: from Latin viviparus (from vivus 'alive' + -parus 'bearing') + -ous
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