viviparous

既定 英語（イギリス） (en-GB)

IPA（発音記号）

/vɪˈvɪpəɹəs/

形容詞

比較不可 動物・動物種関連 植物

(of an animal or animal species) Being born alive, as are most mammals, some reptiles, and a few fish (as opposed to being laid as an egg and subsequently hatching, as do most birds and many other species).

日本語の意味

胎生の、すなわち、動物が卵ではなく母体内で発育し、生きた状態で出産される性質を指す。

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Unlike most birds, some sharks are viviparous, giving birth to live young instead of laying eggs.

ほとんどの鳥とは異なり、いくつかのサメは胎生で、卵を産むのではなく生きた子を産みます。

詳細

意味（1）

(of an animal or animal species) Being born alive, as are most mammals, some reptiles, and a few fish (as opposed to being laid as an egg and subsequently hatching, as do most birds and many other species).

意味（2）

(of a plant or plant species) Arising from an embryo that develops from the outset (rather than from a true seed that then germinates).