NOUN | animal | fetus, foetus | an unborn or unhatched vertebrate in the later stages / stages of development showing the main recognizable features of the mature animal |
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Sounds | fiy'tahs | |
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Rhymes | abacus ... zealous: 1164 rhymes with ahs... |
Meaning | An unborn or unhatched vertebrate in the later stages / stages of development showing the main recognizable features of the mature animal. | |
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Synonym | foetus | |
Parts | ductus arteriosus | A blood vessel in a fetus that bypasses pulmonary circulation by connecting the pulmonary artery directly to the ascending aorta |
umbilical cord, umbilical | membranous duct connecting the fetus with the placenta | |
Narrower | abortus | A human fetus whose weight is less than 0.5 kilogram when removed or expelled from the mother's body |
baby | An unborn child | |
monster, teras | (medicine) a grossly malformed and usually nonviable fetus | |
Broader | vertebrate, craniate | animals having a bony or cartilaginous skeleton with a segmented spinal column and a large brain enclosed in a skull or cranium |
Spanish | engendro, feto | |
Catalan | fetus | |
Adjectives | fetal, foetal | of or relating to a fetus |
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