vi.vip.a.rous
adj.（形容词）Zoology Giving birth to living offspring that develop within the mother`s body. Most mammals and some other animals are viviparous.【动物学】 胎生的：通过在母体中发育产生后代的。绝大多数哺乳动物和其它一些动物为胎生Botany 【植物学】 Germinating or producing seeds that germinate before becoming detached from the parent plant, as in the mangrove.胎萌的：在从母体植物分离出来之前即发芽或产生种子的，如红树林Producing bulbils or new plants rather than seed, as in the tiger lily.在母株上萌发的：产生球芽或新植物而非种子的，如卷丹
来源：From Latin voviparus 源自 拉丁语 voviparus vovus [alive] * see g wei- vovus [活的] *参见 g wei- -parus [-parous] -parus […生产的]
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vi.vipar.ity
vivip.arously
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