Word: larviparous
Part of speech: Adjective
Syllables: lar
vip
a
rous
Definition: Depositing living larvae, instead of eggs; said of certain insects.
Morphemes:
Affix: larva
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: An early stage of growth for some insects and amphibians, in which after hatching from their egg, insects are wingless and resemble a caterpillar or grub, and amphibians lack limbs and resemble fish.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: larva
Language: la
Decoded: larva
Meaning: ghost-like, masked
Affix: -parous
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Causing or producing (the thing indicated by the stem to which the suffix is attached).
Etymology Compounds: Affix: pariō
Language: la
Decoded: pario
Meaning: produce, bring forth, give birth