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Viviparus

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Vi·​vip·​a·​rus | \ -p(ə)rəs \

Definition of Viviparus

: a widely distributed genus (the type of the cosmopolitan family Viviparidae of the suborder Taenioglossa) of freshwater snails that have a turbinate operculate shell which is usually greenish and more or less banded with brown and that are born alive and with a well-developed shell

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History and Etymology for Viviparus

New Latin, from Latin, adjective, viviparous

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“Viviparus.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Viviparus. Accessed 19 May. 2022.

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