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tertiparous

tertiparous adjective: pregnant for the third time.

Adjective

tertiparous (not comparable)

  1. Pregnant for the third time.
  2. Having given birth three times.

Origin of tertiparous

From Latin tertiparus. By surface analysis, from Terti- as in tertiary, Latin tertiō (“to do for the third time”) + -parous.

Questions about tertiparous

What does tertiparous mean?
Tertiparous means pregnant for the third time.
What part of speech is tertiparous?
Tertiparous is an adjective.

Words near tertiparous in the dictionary

  1. tertiates
  2. tertiating
  3. tertibrach
  4. tertile
  5. tertiles
  6. tertiparous
  7. tertium non datur
  8. tertium quid
  9. tertium quids
  10. tertschite
  11. tertulia

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