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fœtuses

fœtuses is the plural of fœtus.

Meaning of fœtus

Noun

fœtus (plural fœtuses or fœtus or (rare) fœtûs or (hypercorrect) fœti)

  1. Dated spelling of foetus.
    • The progress of the fœtus appears to be much quicker in the early than latter months: but the proportional increase is attended with difficulty in the calculation; for this, among other reasons, that we have not an opportunity of knowing the magnitude or weight of the same fœtus in different months.1784, Charles Elliot, A system of anatomy: from Monro, Winslow, Innes, and the latest authers

Questions about fœtuses

What is fœtuses the plural of?
Fœtuses is the plural of fœtus.

Words near fœtuses in the dictionary

  1. fœticides
  2. fœtid
  3. fœtor
  4. fœtors
  5. fœtus
  6. fœtuses
  7. fœtûs
  8. Fūjin
  9. f—d
  10. f—g
  11. f—k

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