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Definition of
viviparous adjective
from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
viviparous
adjective
adjective
NAmE
/
/
vaɪˈvɪpərəs
/
/
(
biology
)
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(
of an animal
)
producing live babies from its body rather than eggs
compare
oviparous
,
ovoviviparous
See
viviparous
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viviparous
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vive la difference
exclamation
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vivisection
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vivo