单词 | superconception |
释义 | > as lemmassuperconception superconception n. Brit. /ˈsuːpəkənsɛpʃn/ , /ˈsjuːpəkənsɛpʃn/ , U.S. /ˈsupərkənˌsɛpʃ(ə)n/ = superfetation n. 1a.ΚΠ 1646 Sir T. Browne Pseudodoxia Epidemica iii. xvii. 150 In those superconceptions where one childe was like the father, the other like the adulterer. View more context for this quotation 1764 Med. Museum III. xlvii. 446 Were women in labour more generally attended by observant people, examples of super-conception would more frequently occur than at present. 1878 Med. & Surg. Reporter 7 Sept. We may have a case of twins from this kind of superconception, if, indeed, such conception be really possible. 2010 Toronto Sun (Nexis) 23 Sept. 52 They [sc. hares] developed a second pregnancy about four days before delivery, a phenomenon called ‘superfetation’ (superconception). < as lemmas |
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