vivipary

Noun

Meaning

(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).

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By this time, the caecilian has constructed a burrow and is living on land. citation The ringed caecilian (Siphonops annulatus) resembles an earthworm In the majority of species of caecilians, the young are produced by vivipary. Source: Internet

Non-mammals A viviparous animal is an animal employing vivipary : the embryo develops inside the body of the mother, as opposed to outside in an egg ( ovipary ). Source: Internet

It is similar to vivipary in that the embryo develops within the mother's body. Source: Internet

Pelycosaurs were descended from the last common ancestor of skinks and humans, so vivipary could be paraphyletic only if the pelycosaurs were part of an excluded monophyletic group. Source: Internet

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