(vy-vip-er-us) Referring to a type of development in which the young are born alive after having been nourished in the uterus by blood from the placenta.

viviparous animals give birth to live young

Capable of or having borne live young

1640s, from Late Latin viviparus "bringing forth alive," from Latin vivus "alive, living" (see vivid) + parere "bring forth, bear" (see pare). See viper.

describes the act of incubating eggs internally and giving birth to live young rather than laying eggs externally. Common lizards, sometimes called viviparous lizards, do this, as do adders and smooth [..]

definition - plant reproduction, new plant forms attached to the parent plant Water hycanith are viviparous.

An animal whose eggs develop inside the female while the embryo derives nutrition from the mother. viviporous

Bringing forth living young rather than eggs, as most mammals and some reptiles and fishes.

Young born alive after developing on nutrients obtained from the mother rather than from egg yolk. Not separated from the maternal tissues by the egg membrane.

() a form of reproduction where the young are nurtured by a placenta within the female's body and are born fuly developed. See ovoviviparous and ovoparous

(adj) producing living young (not eggs)

reproduction in which fertilization and development take place within the female body and the developing embryo derives nourishment from the female.

Refers to development of an organism through the juvenile stage within a parent

Producing live young instead of eggs from within the body. This pertains to almost all mammals, several reptiles, and some fish.

In animals, when young develop inside the body of their mothers and they are born live. Mammals are viviparous.

Live-bearing animal whose young are sustained by some connection to its mother.

Giving birth to live young in order to reproduce. Warm Blooded Ability to maintain a consistently warm body temperature, despite the surrounding climate. Warning Colouration The mixture of different [..]

Bringing forth young alive. Not hatching by means of an egg.

giving birth to live young.

Giving birth to living young that develop within the mother's body rather than hatching from eggs. Young are born free-living.

an organism whose offspring develop within the mother's body and are born alive

Animals that give birth to live young.

(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 s [..]