On this page you'll find 10+ example sentences with Viviparous. Discover the meaning, synonyms such as oviparous or ovoviviparous and how to use the word correctly in a sentence.
Viviparous in a sentence
Viviparous meaning
- 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 most birds and many other species).
- Arising from an embryo that develops from the outset (rather than from a true seed that then germinates).
Synonyms of Viviparous
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Using Viviparous
- The main meaning on this page is: 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 most birds and many other species). | Arising from an embryo that develops from the outset (rather than from a true seed that then germinates).
- Useful related words include: live-bearing, oviparous, ovoviviparous.
- Possible Dutch translations are: levendbarend, vivipaar.
- In the example corpus, viviparous often appears in combinations such as: viviparous animals, and viviparous, viviparous species.
Context around Viviparous
- Average sentence length in these examples: 18.9 words
- Position in the sentence: 3 start, 6 middle, 4 end
- Sentence types: 13 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Viviparous
- In this selection, "viviparous" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 18.9 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, groups, citation, animals, species and toad stand out and add context to how "viviparous" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include and the viviparous toad and belly citation viviparous mammals are. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "viviparous" sits close to words such as aami, abada and abbottabad, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with viviparous
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Ovoviviparous and viviparous animals also use internal fertilisation. (8 words)
Finally he deals with embryogenesis in viviparous animals especially hinds and does. (12 words)
Viviparous offspring live independently and require an external food supply from birth. (12 words)
The young lick the milk from a mammary patch on the mother's belly. citation Viviparous mammals are in the subclass Theria; those living today are in the marsupial and placental infraclasses. (32 words)
Non-mammals A viviparous animal is an animal employing vivipary : the embryo develops inside the body of the mother, as opposed to outside in an egg ( ovipary ). (27 words)
The families of Cyprinodontiformes can be divided into three groups: viviparous and ovoviviparous (all species give live birth ), and oviparous (all species egg-laying). (24 words)
Example sentences (13)
The reserve protects a forested mountain range rich in native plants and animals, including chimpanzees and the viviparous toad.
Finally he deals with embryogenesis in viviparous animals especially hinds and does.
Non-mammals A viviparous animal is an animal employing vivipary : the embryo develops inside the body of the mother, as opposed to outside in an egg ( ovipary ).
Ovoviviparous and viviparous animals also use internal fertilisation.
Seeds of some mangroves are viviparous; they begin to germinate while still attached to the parent.
The families of Cyprinodontiformes can be divided into three groups: viviparous and ovoviviparous (all species give live birth ), and oviparous (all species egg-laying).
The hammerhead sharks exhibit a viviparous mode of reproduction with females giving birth to live young.
The live-bearing groups differ in whether the young are carried to term within (ovoviviparous) or without (viviparous) an enclosing eggshell.
The placenta is attached directly to the mother in these lizards which is called viviparous matrotrophy.
The young lick the milk from a mammary patch on the mother's belly. citation Viviparous mammals are in the subclass Theria; those living today are in the marsupial and placental infraclasses.
This probably represents the velvet worm's original mode of reproduction, i.e., both oviparous and viviparous species developed from ovoviviparous species.
Unlike the embryos of viviparous species, ovoviviparous embryos are nourished by the egg yolk rather than by the mother's body.
Viviparous offspring live independently and require an external food supply from birth.
Common combinations with viviparous
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: