foetus

Definitions of foetus
  1. noun
    an unborn or unhatched vertebrate in the later stages of development showing the main recognizable features of the mature animal
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    type of:
    vertebré
    animals having a bony or cartilaginous skeleton with a segmented spinal column and a large brain enclosed in a skull or cranium
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