SUPERFETATING

Verb

superfetating

present participle of superfetate

Source: Wiktionary


SUPERFETATE

Su`per*fe"tate, v. i. Etym: [L. superfetare; super above, over + fetare to bring forth.]

Definition: To conceive after a prior conception, but before the birth of the offspring. The female . . . is said to superfetate. Grew.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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