larviparous
English
Etymology
larva + -parous
Adjective
larviparous (not comparable)
- (zoology) Depositing living larvae, instead of eggs; said of certain insects.
Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for larviparous in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.)