"fetuslike" meaning in English

See fetuslike in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more fetuslike [comparative], most fetuslike [superlative]
Etymology: fetus + -like Etymology templates: {{suf|en|fetus|like}} fetus + -like Head templates: {{en-adj}} fetuslike (comparative more fetuslike, superlative most fetuslike)
  1. Resembling or characteristic of a fetus.
    Sense id: en-fetuslike-en-adj-mSZeTaPe Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -like

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          "ref": "1994 March 20, Stephen Rae, “John Mack”, in The New York Times",
          "text": "From the descriptions of the fetuslike aliens -- known, in U.F.O. parlance, as Grays -- to the experiments they performed, the sex was nonstop: men told of anal probes and forced sperm-taking; women, artificial insemination and removal of embryos.",
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          "ref": "2022 January 9, Tamsin Shaw, “How Social Media Influences Our Behavior, and Vice Versa”, in The New York Times",
          "text": "At the end of “2001,” Kubrick leaves us with the strange, ambiguous image of a glowing fetuslike creature floating over Earth.",
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        {
          "ref": "2023 January 18, Poonam Sachdev, Julian Selemin, “What Are Parasitic Twins?”, in WebMD",
          "text": "Two other conditions can be confused with parasitic twins: fetus-in-fetu and mature teratoma. The first refers to a skin-covered, fetuslike abnormal mass that’s mostly inside the newborn. Mature teratomas are, instead, a type of cancer that may become malignant.",
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