形容詞 viviparous:

1. producing living young (not eggs)
   同義詞：live-bearing

vi.vip.a.rous

adj.（形容詞）
Zoology Giving birth to living offspring that develop within the mother`s body. Most mammals and some other animals are viviparous.
【動(dòng)物學(xué)】 胎生的：通過在母體中發(fā)育產(chǎn)生后代的。絕大多數(shù)哺乳動(dòng)物和其它一些動(dòng)物為胎生
Botany
【植物學(xué)】
Germinating or producing seeds that germinate before becoming detached from the parent plant, as in the mangrove.
胎萌的：在從母體植物分離出來之前即發(fā)芽或產(chǎn)生種子的，如紅樹林
Producing bulbils or new plants rather than seed, as in the tiger lily.
在母株上萌發(fā)的：產(chǎn)生球芽或新植物而非種子的，如卷丹

來源：
From Latin voviparus
源自 拉丁語(yǔ) voviparus
vovus [alive] * see g wei-
vovus [活的] *參見 g wei-
-parus [-parous]
-parus […生產(chǎn)的]

【引伸】
vi.vipar.ity
vivip.arously
adv.（副詞）