semelparous
Reproducing only once in a lifetimeReproducing only once in a lifetime.
/ˈsɛməlpərəs/
Meaning
1 senses(not comparable)Reproducing only once in a lifetime.
Origin
From Latin semel (“once, a single time”) + pariō (“give birth, produce, bring forth”). CoiFrom Latin semel (“once, a single time”) + pariō (“give birth, produce, bring forth”). Coined by Lamont Cole in 1954.
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