胎たい生せい動どう物ぶつ

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Meanings

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noun

viviparous animal

A biological term for animals that give birth to live young, as opposed to laying eggs. Used in scientific contexts.

哺ほ乳にゅう類るいは胎たい生せい動どう物ぶつの代だい表ひょう例れいです。
Mammals are a typical example of viviparous animals.

womb, uterus

生life, genuine, birth

動move, motion, change

物thing, object, matter

Similar words

卵らん生せい動どう物ぶつ
卵生動物 means 'oviparous animal', i.e., an animal that lays eggs. 胎生動物 is the opposite, referring to animals that give birth to live young.
胎たい生せい
胎生 is the noun 'viviparity' or the no-adjective 'viviparous'. 胎生動物 is the compound noun for a viviparous animal.

Etymology

Compound of 胎生 (たいせい, 'viviparity') and 動物 (どうぶつ, 'animal'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the term is a straightforward modern biological compound.