vivipary

== English == === Etymology === From Latin vīviparus +‎ -y or French viviparie. === Noun === vivipary (uncountable) (in plants) Reproduction via embryos that develop from the outset without interruption (as opposed to germinating from a seed). (in animals) Live birth (as opposed to hatching from an egg). ==== Synonyms ==== viviparity ==== Antonyms ==== (antonym(s) of “in animals”): ovipary ==== Related terms ==== ovoviviparity pseudovivipary ==== Related terms ==== viviparous viviparously ==== Translations ==== === References ===