livebearing
Delivering live young
Livebearing describes animals that give birth to live young rather than laying eggs.
The term appears most often in fishkeeping, where livebearers like guppies, mollies, and swordtails are popular because they reproduce readily in aquariums: Livebearing fish are ideal for beginners.
The biological term is viviparous.
Small ornamental aquarium fish
- mollySmall ornamental aquarium fish
- platyFlat or layered
- swordtailFish with extended fin
- mosquitofishLarvae-eating freshwater minnow
livebearer · aquarium · fry · brood · drop · juvenile · maturation · tropical
Bearing live young
- gestationCarrying offspring in womb
- embryoOrganism before birth
- fetusGestating offspring
- placentaFetal nourishment organ
amniotic · parturition · neonate · offspring · reproductive · mammalian · placental · marsupial
Supportive care-giving
- nourishmentFood that sustains life
- sucklingUnweaned infant mammal
- lactationMammary gland secretion
- caregivingAttending to dependents
protection · bonding · pup · litter · weaning · nursing · rearing · maternal care
guppy
Small ornamental aquarium fish
mosquitofish · livebearer · aquarium · fry · brood · drop · juvenile · maturation · tropical · freshwater
viviparous
Bearing live young
placenta · amniotic · parturition · neonate · offspring · reproductive · mammalian · placental · marsupial · uterus
nurturing
Supportive care-giving
- nourishmentFood that sustains life
- sucklingUnweaned infant mammal
- lactationMammary gland secretion
caregiving · protection · bonding · pup · litter · weaning · nursing · rearing · maternal care · provisioning
livebearingegg-laying
Reproducing via external ova
oviparous · laying eggs · spawning · oviposition · nest-building
live, bearing, lives, lived, living, lively, livelihood, alive, outlive