"foetus" meaning in English

See foetus in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-foetus.wav Forms: foetuses [plural], foetus [plural], foeti [hypercorrect, plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|+|foetus|foeti|pl3qual=hypercorrect}} foetus (plural foetuses or foetus or (hypercorrect) foeti)
  1. (chiefly UK) Alternative spelling of fetus Wikipedia link: Archives of Disease in Childhood Tags: UK, alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: fetus Derived forms: foetal
    Sense id: en-foetus-en-noun-CTvFnf~- Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Pages with 3 entries Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 52 44 2 2

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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