pluriparous

pluriparous
pluriparous, a.
(plʊˈrɪpərəs)
[f. mod.L. pluripar-us (f. plūs, plūr- more + -parus bearing) + -ous.]
1. Zool. Bringing forth two or more at a birth.
Ogilvie cites H. Spencer.
2. Being the mother of two or more children.
in Cent. Dict. in Syd. Soc. Lex.
Hence pluriˈparity, pluriparous state.
in Cent. Dict. in Syd. Soc. Lex.

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