fetus (Meaning)

Wordnet

fetus (n)

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

Webster

fetus (n.)

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.

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an unborn or unhatched vertebrate in the later stages of development showing the main recognizable features of the mature animalThe young or embryo of an animal

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The fetus develops rapidly during the first trimester of pregnancy.

The fetus's heart begins to beat at around six weeks of pregnancy.

The fetus's brain and nervous system develop rapidly during the second trimester of pregnancy.

The fetus's lungs begin to develop at around 10 weeks of pregnancy.