adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective

1. 1
   Producing several young at a single birth

   "a pluriparous animal"

Synonyms

All synonyms

multiparousmultiparous

Etymology

From pluri- + Latin parere (“to bring forth”). See parous.

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