| BIPAROUS | • biparous adj. Producing two offspring from one pregnancy; twinning. • BIPAROUS adj. producing offspring in twos. |
| DEIPAROUS | • deiparous adj. (Rare) Giving birth to a god or goddess. • DEIPAROUS adj. bearing a god. |
| FETIPAROUS | • fetiparous adj. (Of a marsupial) bearing offspring born not fully developed. • FETIPAROUS adj. of marsupials, such as the kangaroo, giving birth to incompletely developed offspring, also FOETIPAROUS. |
| FISSIPAROUS | • fissiparous adj. Factious, tending to break into pieces. • fissiparous adj. Causing division or fragmenting something. • fissiparous adj. (Cytology) Of cells that reproduce through fission, splitting into two. |
| FOETIPAROUS | • foetiparous adj. Alternative form of fetiparous. • FOETIPAROUS adj. of marsupials, such as the kangaroo, giving birth to incompletely developed offspring, also FETIPAROUS. |
| GEMMIPAROUS | • gemmiparous adj. (Biology) That reproduces by means of buds (gemmae). • GEMMIPAROUS adj. reproducing by gemmae. |
| LARVIPAROUS | • larviparous adj. (Zoology) Depositing living larvae, instead of eggs; said of certain insects. • LARVIPAROUS adj. giving birth to larvae. |
| MULTIPAROUS | • multiparous adj. Having two or more pregnancies resulting in viable offspring. • multiparous adj. Producing several offspring at one time. • MULTIPAROUS adj. having given birth to multiple children. |
| NULLIPAROUS | • nulliparous adj. (Of a woman or female animal) That has never given birth. • nulliparous adj. (Of a mosquito or other female insect) That has never yet laid eggs. • NULLIPAROUS adj. having not borne children. |
| OMNIPAROUS | • omniparous adj. Producing all things; omniparient. • OMNIPAROUS adj. producing all things. |
| OVIPAROUS | • oviparous adj. Egg-laying; depositing eggs that develop and hatch outside the body as a reproductive strategy. • OVIPAROUS adj. producing offspring through laying eggs which are incubated outside the body. |
| OVOVIVIPAROUS | • ovoviviparous adj. Of or pertaining to such kind of animals such as some reptiles whose eggs hatch inside their body. • ovo-viviparous adj. (Of an animal) producing offspring that are gestated within eggs rather than via a placenta, these eggs… • OVOVIVIPAROUS adj. producing eggs which are hatched in the parent's body. |
| PRIMIPAROUS | • primiparous adj. Pregnant for the first time. • primiparous adj. Having given birth to only one child. • primiparous adj. Bearing a first offspring; having borne only one previous offspring. |
| PUPIPAROUS | • pupiparous adj. (Entomology) Producing young that are ready to pupate. • PUPIPAROUS adj. bearing, or containing, a pupa. |
| SEMIOVIPAROUS | • semioviparous adj. (Zoology, obsolete) Imperfectly viviparous; giving birth to immature young that finish developing outside… • SEMIOVIPAROUS adj. bringing forth young in an incomplete developmental state. |
| SUDORIPAROUS | • sudoriparous adj. Sudoriferous. • SUDORIPAROUS adj. secreting sweat. |
| UNIPAROUS | • uniparous adj. (Zoology) Producing a single egg or offspring at one time. • uniparous adj. (Medicine) Primiparous. • uniparous adj. (Botany) Having a cluster of flowers that form a single axis at each branching. |
| URINIPAROUS | • uriniparous adj. (Physiology) Producing or preparing urine. • URINIPAROUS adj. producing urine. |
| VIVIPAROUS | • viviparous adj. (Of an animal or animal species) Being born alive, as are most mammals, some reptiles, and a few fish… • viviparous adj. (Of a plant or plant species) Arising from an embryo that develops from the outset (rather than from… • VIVIPAROUS adj. producing live young. |