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Fetus

Fetus Meaning & Definition
Fetus Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Fetus?

[n] an unborn or unhatched vertebrate in the later stages of development showing the main recognizable features of the mature animal

Synonyms | Synonyms for Fetus: foetus

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See Also | abortus | craniate | ductus arteriosus | monster | teras | umbilical cord | vertebrate

Fetus In Webster's Dictionary

\Fe"tus\, n.; pl. {Fetuses}. [L. fetus, foetus, a bringing forth, brood, offspring, young ones, cf. fetus fruitful, fructified, that is or was filled with young; akin to E. fawn a deer, fecundity, felicity, feminine, female, and prob. to do, or according to others, to be.] The young or embryo of an animal in the womb, or in the egg; often restricted to the later stages in the development of viviparous and oviparous animals, embryo being applied to the earlier stages. [Written also {f[oe]tus}.]

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