| 释义 |
viviparity Zool. and Bot.|vɪvɪˈpærɪtɪ|
[f. L. vīvipar-us (see next) + -ity.]
The condition or character of being viviparous.
1864Spencer Princ. Biol. I. 211 This homogenesis..in reptiles and fishes..is always essentially oviparous, though there are cases..in which viviparity is simulated. 1888Rolleston & Jackson Anim. Life 358 Instances of viviparity occur among Lacertilia, Ophidia [etc.]. |