Associations to the word «Viviparous»

Wiktionary

VIVIPAROUS, adjective. (of an animal or animal species) Being born alive, as are most mammals, some reptiles, and a few fish (as opposed to being laid as an egg and subsequently hatching, as do most birds and many other species).
VIVIPAROUS, adjective. (of a plant or plant species) Arising from an embryo that develops from the outset (rather than from a true seed that then germinates).
VIVIPAROUS BLENNIES, noun. Plural of viviparous blenny
VIVIPAROUS BLENNY, noun. (British) A fish in the family Zoarcidae, Zoarces viviparus.
VIVIPAROUS EELPOUT, noun. (US) A fish in the family Zoarcidae, Zoarces viviparus.
VIVIPAROUS EELPOUTS, noun. Plural of viviparous eelpout
VIVIPAROUS LIZARD, noun. Used other than as an idiom: see viviparous,‎ lizard.
VIVIPAROUS LIZARD, noun. Zootoca vivipara, known as the common lizard in its relatively northerly Eurasian range.

Dictionary definition

VIVIPAROUS, adjective. Producing living young (not eggs).

Wise words

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