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superfetation

/suːpəfəˈteɪʃən/

superfetation noun: the formation of a fetus while another fetus is already present in the uterus.

Noun

superfetation (countable and uncountable, plural superfetations)

  1. The formation of a fetus while another fetus is already present in the uterus.
  2. An excessive accumulation; a superfluous addition.
    • These gentlemen were greatly astonished at Bovary's romantic ideas, and the pharmacist hurried in to say to him: "This velvet looks to me rather a superfetation. Besides, the expense..."1992, Geoffrey Wall, translator of Gustave Flaubert, Madame Bovary

superfetation meaning in Tamil and Bengali

superfetation in Tamil

மிகைச் சூலுறவு

superfetation in Bengali

এক অত্যধিক সঞ্চয়, এক অপ্রয়োজনীয় সংযোজন

Forms of superfetation

pluralsuperfetations
alternative formsuperfoetation

Origin of superfetation

From Latin superfetare (“conceive while pregnant”), from super- + fetus.

Questions about superfetation

What does superfetation mean?
Superfetation means the formation of a fetus while another fetus is already present in the uterus.
What is superfetation in Tamil?
Superfetation in Tamil is மிகைச் சூலுறவு. See Superfetation meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is superfetation?
Superfetation is a noun.
How do you pronounce superfetation?
Superfetation is pronounced /suːpəfəˈteɪʃən/.
What is the plural of superfetation?
The plural of superfetation is superfetations.

Words near superfetation in the dictionary

  1. superfervent
  2. superfetate
  3. superfetated
  4. superfetates
  5. superfetating
  6. superfetation
  7. superfetations
  8. superfetatious
  9. superfete
  10. superfeted
  11. superfetes

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Adapted from Wiktionary: superfetation (page history and authors); superfetation (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); superfetation (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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