FETUS

fetus, foetus

(noun) an unborn or unhatched vertebrate in the later stages of development showing the main recognizable features of the mature animal

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Noun

fetus (plural fetuses or feti or fetii)

(Australia, Canada, US) An unborn or unhatched vertebrate showing signs of the mature animal.

(Australia, Canada, US) A human embryo after the eighth week of gestation.

Usage notes

• The form fetus is preferred in North America and in the scientific community, whereas foetus is still commonly used in Commonwealth nations.

Anagrams

• EF-Tus, UTFSE, fuets

Source: Wiktionary

Fe"tus, n.; pl. Fetuses. Etym: [L. fetus, foetus, a bringing forth, brood, offspring, young ones, cf. fetus fruitful, fructified, that is or was filled with young; akin to E. fawn a deer, fecundity, felicity, feminine, female, and prob. to do, or according to others, to be.]

Definition: The young or embryo of an animal in the womb, or in the egg; often restricted to the later stages in the development of viviparous and oviparous animals, embryo being applied to the earlier stages. [Written also foetus.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition