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viviparous 1. (of animals) producing offspring that as embryos develop within and derive nourishment from the body of the female parent 2. (of plants) producing bulbils or young plants instead of flowers 3. (of seeds) germinating before separating from the parent plant viviparous [vī′vip·ə·rəs] (physiology) Bringing forth live young. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| I feel that I have adequate knowledge about oviparous and viviparous reproduction. 2000) recently reported male-biased sex ratios in embryos of the marine live-bearing eelpout, Zoarces viviparous, exposed to paper mill effluent off the coast of Sweden. In 1843, Audubon made his only trip to the far West looking for mammals to include in his publication, ``The Viviparous Quadrupeds of North America. |
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