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vivipary

vivipary noun: reproduction via embryos that develop from the outset without interruption (as opposed to germinating from a seed).

Noun

vivipary (uncountable)

  1. Reproduction via embryos that develop from the outset without interruption (as opposed to germinating from a seed).
  2. Live birth (as opposed to hatching from an egg).

vivipary meaning in Tamil

vivipary in Tamil

சீவசம்

Synonyms of vivipary

Antonyms

Origin of vivipary

From Latin vīviparus + -y or French viviparie.

Words formed from vivipary

Questions about vivipary

What does vivipary mean?
Vivipary means reproduction via embryos that develop from the outset without interruption (as opposed to germinating from a seed).
What is vivipary in Tamil?
Vivipary in Tamil is சீவசம். See Vivipary meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is vivipary?
Vivipary is a noun.

Words near vivipary in the dictionary

  1. viviparous eelpouts
  2. viviparous lizard
  3. viviparous lizards
  4. viviparously
  5. viviparousness
  6. vivipary
  7. vivisect
  8. vivisectable
  9. vivisected
  10. vivisectible
  11. vivisecting

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Adapted from Wiktionary: vivipary (page history and authors); vivipary (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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