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-parous
(-parous)
Syllabification:
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combiningForm
Biology
bearing offspring of a specified number or reproducing in a specified manner:
multiparous
viviparous
Origin:
from Latin
-parus
'-bearing' (from
parere
'bring forth, produce') +
-ous
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