Meaning of fetus | Babel Free
[ˈfeː.tʊs]Definitions
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pregnant, full of young adjective, declension-1, declension-2
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of one who has recently given birth, of one that has newly delivered; nursing adjective, declension-1, declension-2
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fruitful, fertile, productive, teeming with, full of, big adjective, declension-1, declension-2, figuratively
Examples
“dumque petit latebrās fētae catulōsque leaenae,”
And while he was seeking the hiding places and the cubs of a nursing lioness, he himself became the bloodstained prey of the Libyan wild [beast]. (See Hyas.)
“… Scandit fātālis māchina mūrōs / fēta armīs.”
“The engine of our fate climbs the walls, teeming with armed warriors.” (The wooden horse entering Troy will soon “give birth” to the Greek soldiers hidden in its “womb.” See also: machina.)
CEFR level
B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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