-parous


-parous

suff. Giving birth to; producing: multiparous.
[From Latin -parus, from parere, to give birth; see perə- in Indo-European roots.]

-parous

adj combining form (Biology) giving birth to: oviparous. [from Latin -parus, from parere to bring forth]

-parous

a combining form meaning “bearing,” “producing”: oviparous; viviparous. [< Latin -parus bearing, derivative of parere to bear, bring forth]