biparous

Thân thiện

A mother cat is biparous, nursing her two newborn kittens.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Producing two offspring at a time: In biology, this term describes an animal, especially a mammal, that gives birth to two young in a single pregnancy or reproductive cycle.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Cats are typically multiparous, but some breeds can be biparous under certain conditions.
  • The study focused on the hormonal differences between biparous and uniparous species.

Advanced Usage

• Scientific/Technical Context: The term is primarily used in zoology, veterinary science, and reproductive biology to classify and describe reproductive patterns.
  • The biparous nature of the species was confirmed through longitudinal field observations.

Variants and Related Words

• Biparity (n): The condition of being biparous; producing twins.
  • Biparity is less common in primates than in many other mammalian orders.

Synonyms

• Twin-bearing: Giving birth to twins.
• Dizygotic (in specific contexts, referring to twins from two separate eggs): While related, "dizygotic" is more specific to the origin of the twins rather than the birth event itself.

Antonyms

• Uniparous: Producing a single offspring at a time.
• Multiparous: Producing more than two offspring at a time.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. producing two offspring at a time

Từ đồng nghĩa

• twinning