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vivipary

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

Reproduction via embryos that develop from the outset without interruption (as opposed to germinating from a seed).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

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noun

Meaning 2

Live birth (as opposed to hatching from an egg).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

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History

Etymology

From Latin vīviparus + -y or French viviparie.

Across languages

Translations

6 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Russian: живорожде́ние (živoroždénije) — (in plants) reproduction via embryos that develop from the outset without interruption
  • Chinese Mandarin: 胎生 (tāishēng) — (in animals) live birth (as opposed to hatching from an egg)
  • Hungarian: elevenszülés — (in animals) live birth (as opposed to hatching from an egg)
  • Japanese: 胎生 (taisei) — (in animals) live birth (as opposed to hatching from an egg)
  • Korean: 태생 (taesaeng) — (in animals) live birth (as opposed to hatching from an egg)
  • Russian: живорожде́ние (živoroždénije) — (in animals) live birth (as opposed to hatching from an egg)