viviparous
adjective
vi·vip·a·rous
vī-ˈvi-p(ə-)rəs
və-
1
: producing living young instead of eggs from within the body in the manner of nearly all mammals, many reptiles, and a few fishes
2
: germinating while still attached to the parent plant
the viviparous seed of the mangrove
viviparously
adverb
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