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having given birth to one or more viable children
Definition that contains parous
- litter the offspring at one birth of a multiparous mammal
- prototherian primitive oviparous mammals found only in Australia and Tasmania and New Guinea
- salamandra atra ovoviviparous amphibian of the Alps
- live-bearer small usually brightly-colored viviparous surface-feeding fishes of fresh or brackish warm waters; often used in mosquito control
- cordylidae small family of spiny ovoviviparous African lizards
- family embiotocidae viviparous percoid fishes comprising the surf fishes
- topminnow small usually brightly-colored viviparous surface-feeding fishes of fresh or brackish warm waters; often used in mosquito control
- sea snake any of numerous venomous aquatic viviparous snakes having a fin-like tail; of warm littoral seas; feed on fish which they immobilize with quick-acting venom
- embiotocidae viviparous percoid fishes comprising the surf fishes
- garter snake any of numerous nonvenomous longitudinally-striped viviparous North American and Central American snakes