- giving birth to: oviparous
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-parous,
- a combining form meaning "bearing,'' "producing'' that specified by the initial element:oviparous; viviparous.
- Latin -parus bearing, equivalent. to par(ere) to bear, bring forth + -us adjective, adjectival suffix; see -ous
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-parous adj combining form
'-parous' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
biparous
- fetiparous
- fissiparous
- gemmiparous
- larviparous
- muciparous
- multiparous
- nonparous
- nullipara
- oviparous
- primipara
- pupiparous
- uniparous
- viviparous
- sudoriparous