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semelparous

/ˈsɛməlpərəs/

semelparous adjective: reproducing only once in a lifetime.

Adjective

semelparous (not comparable)

  1. Reproducing only once in a lifetime.

semelparous meaning in Tamil

semelparous in Tamil

ஓரேயீன் தன்மையுள்ள, சிலவகை உயிரினங்கள் மற்றும் தாவரங்கள், தம் வாழ்நாள் முழுவதிலும்

Antonyms of semelparous

Origin of semelparous

From Latin semel (“once, a single time”) + pariō (“give birth, produce, bring forth”). Coined by Lamont Cole in 1954.

Words formed from semelparous

Questions about semelparous

What does semelparous mean?
Semelparous means reproducing only once in a lifetime.
What is semelparous in Tamil?
Semelparous in Tamil is ஓரேயீன் தன்மையுள்ள, சிலவகை உயிரினங்கள் மற்றும் தாவரங்கள், தம் வாழ்நாள் முழுவதிலும். See Semelparous meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is semelparous?
Semelparous is an adjective.
How do you pronounce semelparous?
Semelparous is pronounced /ˈsɛməlpərəs/.

Words near semelparous in the dictionary

  1. semelid
  2. semelids
  3. semelincident
  4. Semeljci
  5. semelparity
  6. semelparous
  7. semelparously
  8. semelparousness
  9. sememe
  10. sememes
  11. sememic

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Adapted from Wiktionary: semelparous (page history and authors); semelparous (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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