Definition: The number of offspring produced at one birth by a viviparous animal.
viviparous animals only: see also note under TWINS; for oviparous or ovoviviparous animals use CLUTCH SIZE; relation to PREGNANCY: Manual 28.16.4
See AlsoPregnancy; Viviparity, Nonmammalian
Other names Sizes, Litter; Size, Litter; Litter Sizes