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superfetate

superfetate is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 1 sense. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.

Definitions

1.To conceive after a prior conception, but before the birth of the offspring. The female . . . is said to superfetate. Grew.

Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).

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What is to conceive after a prior conception, but before the birth of the offspring. The female . . . is said to superfetate. Grew called?

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Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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