Meanings
adjectivepluriparous (comparative more pluriparous, superlative most pluriparous)
comparative more pluriparous · superlative most pluriparous
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveProducing several young at a single birth
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Origin
- Latinparere“to bring forth”
- Englishpluriparous
From pluri- + Latin parere (“to bring forth”). See parous.
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pluriparous. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pluriparous
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“pluriparous.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pluriparous. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pluriparous,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pluriparous.
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