viviparity Zool. and Bot.
(vɪvɪˈpærɪtɪ)
[f. L. vīvipar-us (see next) + -ity.]
The condition or character of being viviparous.
| 1864 Spencer Princ. Biol. I. 211 This homogenesis..in reptiles and fishes..is always essentially oviparous, though there are cases..in which viviparity is simulated. 1888 Rolleston & Jackson Anim. Life 358 Instances of viviparity occur among Lacertilia, Ophidia [etc.]. |