viviparous
Being born alive, as are most mammals, some reptiles, and a few fishBeing 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).
» Some reptiles are viviparous.
Некоторые рептилии живородящие.
Значение
значений: 2(без степеней сравнения)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).
(без степеней сравнения)Arising from an embryo that develops from the outset (rather than from a true seed that then germinates).
- producing living young (not eggs)
Примеры
предложений: 3Some reptiles are viviparous.
Некоторые рептилии живородящие. — Wezel
Viviparous animals give birth to their young while the oviparous lay eggs.
The reserve harbors rich flora and fauna, including endemic species like viviparous toads, which give birth to live offspring, not eggs.
Переводы
языков: 7По значениям 1
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Происхождение
From Latin vīviparus, from vīvus (“alive, life, living”) + pariō (“give birth, produce, brFrom Latin vīviparus, from vīvus (“alive, life, living”) + pariō (“give birth, produce, bring forth”).
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Синонимы
синонимов: 1- producing living young (not eggs):live-bearing