different between mammals vs viviparous

mammals

English

Noun

mammals

  1. plural of mammal

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viviparous

English

Alternative forms

  • vivipartous (rare)

Etymology

From Latin v?viparus, from v?vus (alive, life, living) + pari? (give birth, produce, bring forth).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /v??v?p???s/

Adjective

viviparous (not comparable)

  1. (of an animal or animal species) Being born alive, as are most mammals, some reptiles, and a few fish (as opposed to being laid as an egg and subsequently hatching, as do most birds and many other species).
  2. (of a plant or plant species) Arising from an embryo that develops from the outset (rather than from a true seed that then germinates).

Antonyms

  • (of an animal): oviparous

Derived terms

Translations

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