Fetus

['fiːtəs] or ['fitəs]

Definition

(noun.) an unborn or unhatched vertebrate in the later stages of development showing the main recognizable features of the mature animal.

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Definition

(n.) 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.

Typist: Toni

Definition

See Fœtus.

n. the young of animals in the egg or in the womb after its parts are distinctly formed until its birth.—adjs. Fe′tal Fē′tal pertaining to a fetus; Fe′ticidal.—ns. Fe′ticide Fē′ticide destruction of the fetus.

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