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Webster 1913 Edition

Fetus

Fe′tus

(fē′tŭs)
,
Noun.
;
pl.
Fetuses
(fē′tŭs-ĕz)
.
[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 a vertebrate animal in the womb, or in the egg; often restricted to the later stages in the development of viviparous and oviparous animals. showing the main recognizable features of the mature animal,
embryo
being applied to the earlier stages.
[Written also
fœtus
.]

Webster 1828 Edition

Fetus

FE'TUS

,
Noun.
plu.
fetuses. [L. faetus.] The young of viviparous animals in the womb, and of oviparous animals in the egg, after it is perfectly formed; before which time it is called embryo. A young animal then is called a fetus from the time its parts are distinctly formed, till its birth.
Feu de joie, fire of joy, a French phrase for a bonfire, or a firing of guns in token of joy.

Definition 2024

fétus

fétus

See also: foetus and fetus

French

Noun

fétus ?

  1. plural of fétu

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