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vermiparous

/vɜː(ɹ)ˈmɪpəɹəs/

vermiparous adjective: giving birth to worms or grubs, such as various insects.

Adjective

vermiparous (comparative more vermiparous, superlative most vermiparous)

  1. Giving birth to worms or grubs, such as various insects.
    • vermiparous animals1862, Richard Cresswell, Aristotle's History of Animals

Forms of vermiparous

comparativemore vermiparous
superlativemost vermiparous

Origin of vermiparous

From Latin vermis (“a worm”) + parere (“to bring forth”), + -ous.

Questions about vermiparous

What does vermiparous mean?
Vermiparous means giving birth to worms or grubs, such as various insects.
What part of speech is vermiparous?
Vermiparous is an adjective.
How do you pronounce vermiparous?
Vermiparous is pronounced /vɜː(ɹ)ˈmɪpəɹəs/.

Words near vermiparous in the dictionary

  1. verminproofed
  2. verminproofing
  3. verminproofs
  4. vermins
  5. verminy
  6. vermiparous
  7. vermiphobia
  8. vermipost
  9. vermis
  10. vermisol
  11. vermisols

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