Foetus

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    Alternative spelling of fetus. Commonwealth, alt-of, alternative

    "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."

  2. 2
    an unborn or unhatched vertebrate in the later stages of development showing the main recognizable features of the mature animal wordnet

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childfetusfetusphoetusphœtus

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"The role of the placenta is to nourish the foetus."

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