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Viviparity


Not to be confused with vivipary.
"Viviparous" redirects here. For the gastropod genus, see Viviparus.

An aphid giving viviparous birth, an unusual mode of reproduction among insects

Among animals, viviparity is development of the embryo inside the body of the mother. This is opposed to oviparity which is a reproductive mode in which females lay developing eggs that complete their development and hatch externally from the mother.[1]

The term 'viviparity' and its adjective form 'viviparous' derive from the Latin vivus meaning "living" and pario meaning "give birth to".[2]

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