What does viviparous mean?

viviparous means "producing living young (not eggs)".

How many syllables are in viviparous?

viviparous has 4 syllables: vi-vip-a-rous. The stress falls on "vip". In IPA it is /vaɪˈvɪpɚəs/.

What is another word for viviparous?

Close synonyms include live-bearing. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

What is the opposite of viviparous?

The recorded antonyms are oviparous, ovoviviparous.

Is viviparous a common word?

viviparous is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with viviparous?

2 words rhyme with viviparous. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.

Viviparous — meaning, pronunciation and syllables

adjective

1 senseA word that describes or qualifies a noun.

1.
producing living young (not eggs)
Synonymslive-bearing
Antonymsoviparous ovoviviparous
zoology

Questions about viviparous

What does viviparous mean?: viviparous means "producing living young (not eggs)".
How many syllables are in viviparous?: viviparous has 4 syllables: vi-vip-a-rous. The stress falls on "vip". In IPA it is /vaɪˈvɪpɚəs/.
What is another word for viviparous?: Close synonyms include live-bearing. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

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