viviparous\ animal

viviparous\ animal
vivipaar, poegija

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  • viviparous — ► ADJECTIVE 1) (of an animal) bringing forth live young which have developed inside th body of the parent. Compare with OVIPAROUS(Cf. ↑oviparous). 2) (of a plant) reproducing from buds which form plantlets while still attached to the parent plant …   English terms dictionary

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  • animal development — Introduction  the processes that lead eventually to the formation of a new animal starting from cells derived from one or more parent individuals. Development thus occurs following the process by which a new generation of organisms is produced by …   Universalium

  • viviparous — Giving birth to living young, in distinction to oviparous, or egg laying. SYN: zoogonous. [vivi + L. pario, to bear] * * * vi·vip·a·rous vī vip (ə )rəs, və adj producing living young instead of eggs from within the body in the manner of nearly… …   Medical dictionary

  • viviparous — [vɪ vɪp(ə)rəs, vʌɪ ] adjective Zoology 1》 (of an animal) bringing forth live young which have developed inside the body of the parent. Compare with oviparous and ovoviviparous. 2》 Botany (of a plant) reproducing from buds which form plantlets… …   English new terms dictionary

  • viviparous — adj. describing animal groups (including most mammals) in which the embryos develop within the body of the mother so that the young are born alive rather than hatch from an egg. Derivatives: viviparity n …   The new mediacal dictionary

  • reproductive system, animal — Introduction       any of the organ systems by which animals reproduce.       The role of reproduction is to provide for the continued existence of a species; it is the process by which living organisms duplicate themselves. Animals compete with… …   Universalium

  • List of endangered animal species — This is a list of endangered animal species according to the World Conservation Union (IUCN) Red List. The list includes endangered species of the kingdom Animalia. NOTOC A* Acheilognathus elongatus * Acipenser Endangered * Acrocephalus… …   Wikipedia

  • Gestation — is the carrying of an embryo or fetus inside a female viviparous animal. Mammals during pregnancy can have one or more gestations at the same time (multiple gestations). The time interval of a gestation plus 2 weeks is called gestation period ,… …   Wikipedia

  • Vivipary — 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). The mother then gives live birth. The less developed form of vivipary is called ovoviviparity,… …   Wikipedia

  • Fetus — The unborn offspring from the end of the 8th week after conception (when the major structures have formed) until birth. Up until the eighth week, the developing offspring is called an embryo. * * * 1. The unborn young of a viviparous animal… …   Medical dictionary

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