vermiparous

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/vɜː(ɹ)ˈmɪpəɹəs/

adjective

Giving birth to worms or grubs, such as various insects.

OriginLatin vermis →
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Meanings

adjectivevermiparous (comparative more vermiparous, superlative most vermiparous)

comparative more vermiparous · superlative most vermiparous

  1. biologyGiving birth to worms or grubs, such as various insects.

    vermiparous animals

    1862, Richard Cresswell, Aristotle's History of Animals

Origin

  1. Latinvermis“a worm”
  2. Englishvermiparous

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

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