"superfétation" meaning in All languages combined

See superfétation on Wiktionary

Noun [French]

IPA: /sy.pɛʁ.fe.ta.sjɔ̃/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-WikiLucas00-superfétation.wav Forms: superfétations [plural]
Etymology: From Latin superfeto + -tion. Etymology templates: {{af|fr|la:superfeto|-tion}} Latin superfeto + -tion Head templates: {{fr-noun|f}} superfétation f (plural superfétations)
  1. (biology) superfetation (formation of a fetus while another fetus is already present in the uterus) Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-superfétation-fr-noun-ja-GehuD Categories (other): Biology, French entries with incorrect language header, French terms suffixed with -ation, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 76 24 Disambiguation of French terms suffixed with -ation: 71 29 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 90 10 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 92 8 Topics: biology, natural-sciences
  2. (figuratively, literary) superfetation (superfluous addition) Tags: feminine, figuratively, literary
    Sense id: en-superfétation-fr-noun-8O8sD5To
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: superfétatoire

Inflected forms

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