viviparous

Meanings

Adjective

producing living young (not eggs)

Adj

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).
Arising from an embryo that develops from the outset (rather than from a true seed that then germinates).

Origin / Etymology

From Latin vīviparus, from vīvus (“alive, life, living”) + pariō (“give birth, produce, bring forth”).

Synonyms

live-bearing

Antonyms

oviparous, ovoviviparous

Scrabble Score: 18

viviparous is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
viviparous is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
viviparous is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 22

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