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What is the adjective for viviparousness?

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viviparous
  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).
  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).
  3. Examples:
    1. “Females are viviparous and give birth to a single litter of up to five offspring.”
      “In viviparous squamates, placental transfer of organic and inorganic nutrients is widespread, if not universal.”
      “Mature female scales are viviparous and produce 2-3 crawlers per day, totaling 100-150 over the female's lifetime.”
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