Foetus

Quick meaning: Foetus is a noun meaning (Commonwealth) Alternative spelling of fetus.

Meaning

(Commonwealth) Alternative spelling of fetus.

Example Sentences

The foetus gains all its food and oxygen from the mother during pregnancy.

During the last 10 weeks in utero the foetus stores very considerable amounts of energy in the form of fat.

But there were clues in their reproduction: all afrotherians have unusual placentas and produce more foetuses than can be nurtured in the womb.

Amongst professional men, who have examined this singular foetus, a variety of opinions and conjectures have been formed, some of which it maybe well to notice.

Word Forms

• foetuses
• foeti

Synonyms for foetus

Depending on context, synonyms include fetus.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include fetus, foetal, fetal, pregnancy, unborn, embryo.

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