tāi
shēng

technical
adjective
biology

Meaning of 胎生

胎生 means viviparous; (of animals) bearing live young that develop inside the mother's body. Pronounced tāi shēng.

  • viviparous; (of animals) bearing live young that develop inside the mother's body

Definitions & Examples

Rén
lèi
shì
tāi
shēng
dòng
 

Humans are viviparous animals.

Jīng
suī
rán
shì
shuǐ
shēng
dòng
 
dàn
men
shì
tāi
shēng
de
 

Although whales are aquatic animals, they are viviparous.

Tāi
shēng
dòng
de
pēi
tāi
tōng
guò
dài
cóng
huò
yíng
yǎng
 

The embryos of viviparous animals obtain nutrients from the mother through the umbilical cord.

Zhè
zhǒng
shā
shì
luǎn
tāi
shēng
de
 
jiè
luǎn
shēng
tāi
shēng
zhī
jiān
 

This type of shark is ovoviviparous, intermediate between oviparous and viviparous.

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