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1 ENTRIES FOUND:

• fetus (noun)

fetus

noun

or chiefly British

foetus

/ˈfiːtəs/

plural

fetuses

fetus

noun

or chiefly British

foetus

/ˈfiːtəs/

plural

fetuses

Britannica Dictionary definition of FETUS

[count]

:

a human being or animal in the later stages of development before it is born

— compare embryo