superfetation
superfetation is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 1 sense, and appears in Roget's Thesaurus (1911) with 40 related terms. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.The formation of a fetus at the result of an impregnation occurring after another impregnation but before the birth of the offspring produced by it. This is possible only when there is a double uterus, or where menstruation persists up to the time of the second impregnation. In then became a superfetation upon, and not an ingredient in, the national character. Coleridge.
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
Synonyms
Related terms (Roget's 1911)
- accession
- accompaniment
- accrue
- add
- addition
- adjection
- advene
- affix
- aftercrop
- aftergrowth
- aftermath
- and
- annex
- annexation
- append
- arrish
- augment
- become
- clap
- conceive
- cow
- crop
- eddish
- fecund
- fecundate
- fecundify
- fecundity
- fertile
- fertility
- fertilization
- fertilize
- flowing
- fructification
- fructify
- frugiferous
- fruitful
- generate
- generative
- honey
- hydra
Source: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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Sources
- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
- Synonyms: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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