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larviparous

larviparous adjective: laying or dipositing living larvae, instead of eggs.

Adjective

larviparous (not comparable)

  1. Laying or dipositing living larvae, instead of eggs
    • Trichuris is oviparous, Trichinella is larviparous, and C. philippinensis is both oviparous and larviparous.2007, K. Darwin Murrell, Bernard Fried, Food-Borne Parasitic Zoonoses: Fish and Plant-Borne Parasites

larviparous meaning in Tamil

larviparous in Tamil

இளம் புழுக்களை இடும்

Origin of larviparous

From larva + -parous.

Words formed from larviparous

Questions about larviparous

What does larviparous mean?
Larviparous means laying or dipositing living larvae, instead of eggs.
What is larviparous in Tamil?
Larviparous in Tamil is இளம் புழுக்களை இடும். See Larviparous meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is larviparous?
Larviparous is an adjective.

Words near larviparous in the dictionary

  1. larvigerous
  2. Larvik
  3. larvikite
  4. larvikites
  5. larvikitic
  6. larviparous
  7. larviposit
  8. larviposited
  9. larvipositing
  10. larviposition
  11. larvipositions

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