foetus
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| —n , pl -tuses | |
| Compare embryo the embryo of a mammal in the later stages of development, when it shows all the main recognizable features of the mature animal, esp a human embryo from the end of the second month of pregnancy until birth | |
| [C14: from Latin: offspring, brood] | |
| foetus or foetus | |
| —n | |
| [C14: from Latin: offspring, brood] | |
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Foetus
is always a great word to know.
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| a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc. |
| a fool or simpleton; ninny. |
| foetus (ˈfiːtəs) | |
| —n , pl -tuses | |
| a variant spelling of fetus | |
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Example sentences
At a prosecutor's request, they took away the foetus.
Every foetus will have a slightly variable number of receptors, from more to average to less.
But the more the experts have studied foetus, the more it seemed to be not quite right.
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