gravid
Americanadjective
adjective
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Etymology
Origin of gravid
First recorded in 1590–1600; from Latin gravidus, “with child, with young, pregnant,” equivalent to grav(is) “heavy, weighty, burdened,” + -idus -id 4
Vocabulary lists containing gravid
Example Sentences
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Even more intriguing, the frog was clearly gravid, or pregnant with eggs.
From Salon • Feb. 9, 2024
The anesthesiologist discreetly put up a barrier, blocking our view of my gravid belly.
From Slate • Nov. 26, 2023
Relationship patterns among flightless stick insects suggest that birds disperse the eggs after eating gravid females.
From Science Daily • Oct. 10, 2023
He later took three gravid crabs - females laden with eggs - out of a bucket and released them back into the sea.
From Reuters • Sep. 15, 2023
The air over their heads churned and darkened, a cloud coalescing out of nowhere, gray and dense and gravid with rain.
From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor
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