英文英文字典
英文英文字典
古腾堡计划中的在线英语-英语词典
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Vivipara
(n. pl.)
An artificial division of vertebrates including those
that produce their young alive; -- opposed to Ovipara.
Viviparity
(n.)
The quality or condition of being viviparous.
Viviparous
(a.)
Producing young in a living state, as most mammals, or
as those plants the offspring of which are produced alive, either by
bulbs instead of seeds, or by the seeds themselves germinating on the
plant, instead of falling, as they usually do; -- opposed to oviparous.
Viviparously
(adv.)
In a viviparous manner.
Viviparousness
(n.)
The quality of being viviparous; viviparity.
Vivisect
(v. t.)
To perform vivisection upon; to dissect alive.
Vivisection
(n.)
The dissection of an animal while alive, for the
purpose of making physiological investigations.
Vivisectional
(a.)
Of or pertaining to vivisection.
Vivisectionist
(n.)
One who practices or advocates vivisection; a
vivisector.
Vivisector
(n.)
A vivisectionist.
Vixen
(n.)
A female fox.
Vixen
(n.)
A cross, ill-tempered person; -- formerly used of either
sex, now only of a woman.
Vixenish
(a.)
Of or pertaining to a vixen; resembling a vixen.
Vixenly
(a.)
Like a vixen; vixenish.
Viz
(adv.)
To wit; that is; namely.
Viz-cacha
(n.)
A large burrowing South American rodent (Lagostomus
trichodactylus) allied to the chinchillas, but much larger. Its fur is
soft and rather long, mottled gray above, white or yellowish white
beneath. There is a white band across the muzzle, and a dark band on
each cheek. It inhabits grassy plains, and is noted for its extensive
burrows and for heaping up miscellaneous articles at the mouth of its
burrows. Called also biscacha, bizcacha, vischacha, vishatscha.
Vizard
(n.)
A mask; a visor.
Vizarded
(a.)
Wearing a vizard.
Vizcacha
(n.)
Same as Viscacha.
Vizier
(n.)
A councilor of state; a high executive officer in Turkey
and other Oriental countries.