live-bearing

Thân thiện

The guppy is a popular live-bearing fish for home aquariums.

Definition

1. Adjective: Describes an animal that gives birth to living, fully developed offspring, as opposed to laying eggs.

Usage

• The term "live-bearing" is used primarily in biology and zoology to classify reproductive methods.
• It modifies nouns that refer to animals, such as "live-bearing fish" or "live-bearing species."

Examples

• Guppies and platies are popular examples of live-bearing aquarium fish.
• Most mammals are live-bearing, while birds are typically egg-laying.
• The study compared the reproductive strategies of live-bearing and egg-laying reptiles.

Advanced Usage

• In scientific contexts, "live-bearing" is synonymous with the term viviparous.
  • Scientists studied the adaptations of viviparous (live-bearing) lizards.

Variants and Related Words

• Viviparous (adj): The formal, scientific term for live-bearing.
• Ovoviviparous (adj): A specific type of live-bearing where eggs hatch inside the mother's body, and the young are born alive.
• Live-bearer (n): An animal that is live-bearing.
  • Mollies are live-bearers.

Synonyms

• Viviparous

Antonyms

• Egg-laying
• Oviparous (the formal, scientific term for egg-laying)

Học thuật

Adjective

1. producing living young (not eggs)

Từ đồng nghĩa

• viviparous