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fœtiferous, fetiferous, a.|fiːˈtɪfərəs|
[f. L. fētifer (f. fēt-us offspring + -fer producing) + -ous.]
Producing offspring.
1656–81in Blount Glossogr. 1775in Ash. 1859Todd Cycl. Anat. V. 587/2 An ‘undisputed case of purely ovarian fœtiferous ovum’.
Similarly fœˈtific a. [see -fic], making fruitful (Bailey 1727, vol. II). fœtifiˈcation [see -fication], a bringing forth fruit (Bailey 1727, vol. II). fœˈtiparous a. [+ L. -parus producing (parĕre to produce) + -ous] (see quot.).
1884Syd. Soc. Lex., Fœtiparous, producing premature offspring, such as occurs in Marsupialia. |