Meanings
nounviviparity (uncountable)
- uncountableThe condition of being viviparous.
Not all of the wholly viviparous lygosomine genera are likely to represent independent origins of viviparity; some may have inherited viviparity from a live-bearing ancestor.
2004, D. R. Khanna, Biology of Reptiles, page 221Synonyms: vivipary
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe condition of being viviparous.
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Translations
Catalan viviparitat
- viviparitatthe condition of being viviparous
Czech živorodost, viviparie
- živorodostthe condition of being viviparous
- vivipariethe condition of being viviparous
Dutch levendbarendheid, vivipariteit
- levendbarendheidthe condition of being viviparous
- vivipariteitthe condition of being viviparous
French viviparité
- viviparitéthe condition of being viviparous
German Viviparie, Lebendgeburt
- Vivipariethe condition of being viviparous
- Lebendgeburtthe condition of being viviparous
Hindi जरायुजता
- जरायुजता (jarāyujtā)the condition of being viviparous
Hungarian elevenszülés
- elevenszülésthe condition of being viviparous
Irish beobhreitheacht
- beobhreitheachtthe condition of being viviparous
Italian viviparità
- viviparitàthe condition of being viviparous
Portuguese viviparidade
- viviparidadethe condition of being viviparous
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viviparity. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/viviparity
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“viviparity.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/viviparity. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “viviparity,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/viviparity.
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