The female . . . is said to superfetate. --Grew. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
superfetate — su·per·fe·tate (so͞o pər fēʹtāt ) intr.v. su·per·fe·tat·ed, su·per·fe·tat·ing, su·per·fe·tates To conceive when a fetus is already present in the uterus. [Latin superfētāre, superfētāt : super , super + fētāre, to breed (from fētus, offspring.… … Universalium
superfetate — /supəˈfiteɪt/ (say soohpuh feetayt) verb (i) (superfetated, superfetating) to fertilise an ovum after a prior conception but before the first one has run its course. {Late Latin superfētātus, past participle} –superfetation /supəfəˈteɪʃən/ (say… …
superfetate — a. conceive during pregnancy. ♦ superfetation, n. such conception; cumulative growth by accretion; overproduction … Dictionary of difficult words
superfetate — verb conceive when a fetus is already present in the uterus • Derivationally related forms: ↑superfetation • Hypernyms: ↑conceive • Verb Frames: Something s Somebody s * * * superf … Useful english dictionary
superfetation — superfetate, adj. /sooh peuhr fee tay sheuhn/, n. the fertilization of an ovum in a female mammal already pregnant. [1595 1605; < L superfetat(us) (ptp. of superfetare to conceive again while still pregnant, equiv. to super SUPER + feta(re) to… … Universalium
Superfete — Su per*fete , v. i. To superfetate. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
dhē(i)- — To suck. Contracted from *dheə₁(i) . Derivatives include female, fawn2, fetus, fennel, and affiliate. 1. Suffixed reduced form *dhē mnā . female, feme, feminine; effeminate, from Latin … Universalium
anticipating — Synonyms and related words: agape, agog, all agog, anticipant, anticipative, anticipatory, awaiting, big with child, big laden, breeding, carrying, carrying a fetus, certain, confident, eager, expectant, expecting, forearmed, forestalling,… … Moby Thesaurus
carrying — Synonyms and related words: accoutered, aid, air express, airfreight, airlift, anticipating, armed, asportation, backing, bearing, big with child, big laden, bolstering, bracing, breeding, bristling with arms, burdened, buttressing, carriage,… … Moby Thesaurus
catch — Synonyms and related words: OD, abash, abduction, absorb, absorb the attention, accept, acquire, acquisition, allure, ambition, anchor, appreciate, apprehend, apprehension, arrest, arrestation, artful dodge, artifice, assimilate, astonishment,… … Moby Thesaurus
