- fetiparous
- fetiparous [fē tip′ə rəs]adj.[ FETI- + -PAROUS]designating or of animals whose young are born incompletely developed: said as of marsupials
English World dictionary. V. Neufeldt. 2014.
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fetiparous — /fee tip euhr euhs/, adj. (of a marsupial) bearing young before they are fully developed. Also, foetiparous. [FET(US) + I + PAROUS] * * * … Universalium
fetiparous — adjective bearing offspring born not fully developed … Wiktionary
fetiparous — fe·tip·a·rous … English syllables
fetiparous — … Useful english dictionary
foetiparous — adjective see fetiparous * * * /fee tip euhr euhs/, adj. fetiparous … Useful english dictionary
feti- — [fēt′ō, fēt′əfēt′i, fēt′ə] combining form fetus [fetiparous]: also prefix combining form feto [fēt′ō, fēt′ə] * * * feti pref. Variant of feto . * * * … Universalium
foetiparous — /fee tip euhr euhs/, adj. fetiparous. * * * … Universalium
feti- — [fēt′ō, fēt′əfēt′i, fēt′ə] combining form fetus [fetiparous]: also prefix combining form feto [fēt′ō, fēt′ə] … English World dictionary
-parous — comb. form bearing offspring of a specified number or kind (multiparous; viviparous). Etymology: L parus bearing f. parere bring forth * * * pərəs adjective combining form Etymology: Latin parus, from parere to give birth to, beget, produce more… … Useful english dictionary
