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English
Etymology
From Latin semel (“once, a single time”) + pariō (“give birth, produce, bring forth”). Coined by Lamont Cole in 1954.
Pronunciation
Adjective
semelparous (not comparable)
- (biology) reproducing only once in a lifetime
Antonyms