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foetus

/fee-tuhs/US // ˈfi təs //UK // (ˈfiːtəs) //

胎儿,胚胎

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    plural foe·tus·es.Chiefly British.

    • : fetus.

Examples

  • And after the Muni had gone away, the foetus began to grow for seven years.

  • On the relative weights of the right and left sides of the body in the foetus.

  • I have included the down on the human body and the lanugo on the foetus as a rudimentary representation of a hairy coat.

  • Another question of considerable moment relating to generation is from which parent are the first rudiments of the foetus derived.

  • The Turks do not regard a foetus as being really alive until after the fifth month, and have no scruple in causing its abortion.