uniparous

/ju:'nipərəs/

Thân thiện

A uniparous animal, like a horse, gives birth to a single foal.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Producing only one offspring at a time: In biology, this term describes an animal that gives birth to a single offspring per pregnancy or reproductive cycle.

Usage

• This is a technical term used primarily in biological and zoological contexts to describe reproductive patterns. It is not commonly used in everyday conversation.

Examples

• Adjective:
  • Humans are typically uniparous, usually having one child per pregnancy.
  • The study focused on uniparous species, comparing them to multiparous ones that have multiple offspring.

Advanced Usage

• The term can be used in comparative discussions of reproductive strategies, such as contrasting uniparous (single offspring) with multiparous (multiple offspring) or biparous (two offspring) species.

Variants and Related Words

• Uniparity (noun): The condition of being uniparous; the characteristic of producing a single offspring at a time.
  • The uniparity of the species is an adaptation to its harsh environment.

Synonyms

• Monotocous: (Technical) Bearing or producing a single young at a birth.

Antonyms

• Multiparous: Producing more than one offspring at a time.
• Biparous: Producing two offspring at a time.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. producing only one offspring at a time