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foetuses

The correct spelling is foetuses.

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noun

Say it like: Foe-tus-es

The correct spelling is foetuses. An unborn or unhatched vertebrate showing signs of the mature animal. For example: "The sequence is: molecules in reproductive systems, then gametes, zygotes, morulas, blastocysts, and then fetuses."

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The sequence is: molecules in reproductive systems, then gametes, zygotes, morulas, blastocysts, and then fetuses.

Definition

noun

  1. 1.An unborn or unhatched vertebrate showing signs of the mature animal.
  2. 2.A human embryo after the eighth week of gestation.

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