viviparous; live-bearing
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesadjective
viviparous; (of animals) bearing live young that develop inside the mother's body
Refers to the reproductive method where embryos develop inside the mother's body and receive nutrition through the placenta or similar structures, as opposed to 卵生 (oviparous/egg-laying).
Rén人
lèi类
shì是
tāi胎
shēng生
dòng动
wù物
。
Humans are viviparous animals.
Jīng鲸
yú鱼
suī虽
rán然
shì是
shuǐ水
shēng生
dòng动
wù物
，
dàn但
tā它
men们
shì是
tāi胎
shēng生
de的
。
Although whales are aquatic animals, they are viviparous.
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Tāi胎
shēng生
dòng动
wù物
de的
pēi胚
tāi胎
tōng通
guò过
qí脐
dài带
cóng从
mǔ母
tǐ体
huò获
qǔ取
yíng营
yǎng养
。
The embryos of viviparous animals obtain nutrients from the mother through the umbilical cord.
Zhè这
zhǒng种
shā鲨
yú鱼
shì是
luǎn卵
tāi胎
shēng生
de的
，
jiè介
yú于
luǎn卵
shēng生
hé和
tāi胎
shēng生
zhī之
jiān间
。
This type of shark is ovoviviparous, intermediate between oviparous and viviparous.