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vivíparo

Portuguese, noun/viˈvi.pa.ɾu/

vivíparo is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “a viviparous animal” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “animal vivíparo”.

What does vivíparo mean in English?

adjective

  1. 1

    viviparous (arising from an embryo that develops from the outset)

  2. 2

    viviparous (whose development occurs inside the body of the mother)

noun

  1. 1

    masculinea viviparous animal

Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How Portuguese dictionaries define it

adjective: 1. diz-se dos animais cujo embrião se desenvolve dentro do corpo da mãe, numa placenta que lhe fornece o alimento e retira os produtos de excreção.

noun: 1. animal vivíparo.

The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.

Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.

Forms of vivíparo

  • vivípara feminine
  • vivíparos masculine plural
  • vivíparas feminine plural

Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce vivíparo?

  • Brazil /viˈvi.pa.ɾu/
  • Portugal /viˈvi.pɐ.ɾu/
  • Portugal /biˈbi.pɐ.ɾu/

Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.

English words that translate to vivíparo

Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.