"superfetation" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /suːpəfəˈteɪʃən/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-superfetation.wav Forms: superfetations [plural]
Etymology: From Latin superfetare (“conceive while pregnant”), from super- + fetus. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|la|superfetare||conceive while pregnant}} Latin superfetare (“conceive while pregnant”), {{prefix|en|super|fetus}} super- + fetus Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} superfetation (countable and uncountable, plural superfetations)
  1. The formation of a fetus while another fetus is already present in the uterus. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (formation of a fetus while another fetus is already present in the uterus.): superfétation [feminine] (French), superfetaciono (Ido)
    Sense id: en-superfetation-en-noun-9YEvfV7Q Categories (other): English terms prefixed with super- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with super-: 49 51 Disambiguation of 'formation of a fetus while another fetus is already present in the uterus.': 99 1
  2. An excessive accumulation; a superfluous addition. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-superfetation-en-noun-xPmerPB8 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with super-, English undefined derivations, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with French translations, Terms with Ido translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 34 66 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with super-: 49 51 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 28 72 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 26 74 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 27 73 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 15 85 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 20 80 Disambiguation of Terms with Ido translations: 13 87
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: superfoetation Related terms: superfetate, superfetatious

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