to be viviparous, viviparous, to be born alive
to be viviparous, opp. ᾠοτοκέω, Arist. Pol. 1256b13; τὰ -οῦντα viviparous animals, Id. GA 732b8: generally ζωοτοκεῖ ἀήρ Ph. 1.263:—Pass., to be born alive, Arist. PA 693b23.
The corpus record
ζωοτοκ-έω
zootokeo
to be viviparous
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