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Fetus : (noun)
1: an unborn or unhatched vertebrate in the later stages of
development showing the main recognizable features of the
mature animal [syn: foetus]
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Fetus : \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.]
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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Fetus : Fetus: The unborn offspring from the end of the 8th week after conception (when the major structures have formed) until birth. Up until the eighth week, the developing offspring is
called an embryo.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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