gravid
Origin of gravid
1Other words from gravid
- gra·vid·i·ty [gruh-vid-i-tee], /grəˈvɪd ɪ ti/, grav·id·ness, noun
- grav·id·ly, adverb
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How to use gravid in a sentence
His gravid glance encountered the prominent feet in the third story window of the Linder mansion, and rested.
Average Jones | Samuel Hopkins AdamsThe holotype, a gravid female, is the largest known specimen (31 mm., snout-vent length).
Much free blood may be due to the bursting, or abortion, of a gravid tube.
When a gravid tube is detected before rupture, the operation is practically that of ophorectomy: and is simple and safe.
Clasping pairs and gravid females have been found mostly from June to August throughout its range.
British Dictionary definitions for gravid
/ (ˈɡrævɪd) /
the technical word for pregnant
Origin of gravid
1Derived forms of gravid
- gravidity or gravidness, noun
- gravidly, adverb
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