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fetus
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fetus
(noun)
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fetus
noun
or chiefly British
foetus
/
ˈ
fiːtəs/
plural
fetuses
fetus
noun
or chiefly British
foetus
/
ˈ
fiːtəs/
plural
fetuses
Learner's definition of FETUS
[
count
]
:
a human being or animal in the later stages of development before it is born
—
compare
embryo
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