foetus
Americannoun
plural
foetusesnoun
Example Sentences
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Foetus in foetu is often diagnosed during pregnancy, but Dr Anand says sometimes parasitic twins are found in adults if the condition goes undetected during infancy.
From BBC • Sep. 4, 2025
In one of these instances, Alito introduced the English case of Eleanor Beare, writing, “In 1732, for example, Eleanor Beare was convicted of ‘destroying the Foetus in the Womb, and there-by causing her to miscarry.’
From Washington Post • May 15, 2022
Thirlwell, who is best known under his string of 1980s identities, most of which included the word Foetus.
From New York Times • Sep. 8, 2017
There's no doubt about today's biggest transfer news – that of Foetus Beckham's summer switch from uterus to outside world.
From The Guardian • Jan. 10, 2011
View of the Medulla, Pons and Mesencephalon of a full-time Human Foetus.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 4 "Bradford, William" to "Brequigny, Louis" by Various
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