viviparous
演变路径(由近及远)
- 英语
- 源自 ←拉丁语 vīviparus
词源说明
From Latin vīviparus, from vīvus (“alive, life, living”) + pariō (“give birth, produce, bring forth”).
释义(英文)
形容词 Adjective
- (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 all birds and many other species).
- (of a plant or plant species) Arising from an embryo that develops from the outset (rather than from a true seed that then germinates).