vivipary

English

Alternative forms

• viviparity

Noun

vivipary (uncountable)

1. (in plants) Reproduction via embryos that develop from the outset without interruption (as opposed to germinating from a seed).
2. (in animals) Live birth (as opposed to hatching from an egg).

Antonyms

• (antonym(s) of “in animals”): ovipary

Related terms

• pseudovivipary
• viviparous, viviparously

Translations

(in plants) reproduction via embryos that develop from the outset without interruption

• Russian: живорожде́ние (ru) n (živoroždénije)

(in animals) live birth (as opposed to hatching from an egg)

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 胎生 (zh) (tāishēng)

• Japanese: 胎生 (ja) (たいせい, taisei)
• Korean: 태생 (ko) (taesaeng)
• Russian: живорожде́ние (ru) n (živoroždénije)