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
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Even more intriguing, the frog was clearly gravid, or pregnant with eggs.
From Salon ● Feb. 9, 2024
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
Stoll “does not relate his own story, and his book is not especially warm to the touch. But as economic history it is gravid and well made.”
From New York Times ● Nov. 30, 2017
It’s started to rain, a drizzle, and the gravid smell of earth and grass fills the air.
From "The Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood
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