Get to know Vivipary better with 4 real example sentences, the meaning.
Vivipary in a sentence
Vivipary meaning
- Reproduction via embryos that develop from the outset without interruption (as opposed to germinating from a seed).
- Live birth (as opposed to hatching from an egg).
Using Vivipary
- The main meaning on this page is: Reproduction via embryos that develop from the outset without interruption (as opposed to germinating from a seed). | Live birth (as opposed to hatching from an egg).
Context around Vivipary
- Average sentence length in these examples: 26.5 words
- Position in the sentence: 0 start, 3 middle, 1 end
- Sentence types: 4 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Vivipary
- In this selection, "vivipary" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 26.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, employing stand out and add context to how "vivipary" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include animal employing vivipary the embryo and humans so vivipary could be. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "vivipary" sits close to words such as aaaaand, aaah and aaargh, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with vivipary
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
It is similar to vivipary in that the embryo develops within the mother's body. (15 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)
Pelycosaurs were descended from the last common ancestor of skinks and humans, so vivipary could be paraphyletic only if the pelycosaurs were part of an excluded monophyletic group. (28 words)
By this time, the caecilian has constructed a burrow and is living on land. citation The ringed caecilian (Siphonops annulatus) resembles an earthworm In the majority of species of caecilians, the young are produced by vivipary. (36 words)
Pelycosaurs were descended from the last common ancestor of skinks and humans, so vivipary could be paraphyletic only if the pelycosaurs were part of an excluded monophyletic group. (28 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)
Example sentences (4)
By this time, the caecilian has constructed a burrow and is living on land. citation The ringed caecilian (Siphonops annulatus) resembles an earthworm In the majority of species of caecilians, the young are produced by vivipary.
It is similar to vivipary in that the embryo develops within the mother's body.
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 ).
Pelycosaurs were descended from the last common ancestor of skinks and humans, so vivipary could be paraphyletic only if the pelycosaurs were part of an excluded monophyletic group.