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单词 gravid
释义 grav·id
\ˈgravə̇d\ adjective
Etymology: Latin gravidus, from gravis heavy — more at grave
1.
 a. : pregnant
  < a gravid woman >
 especially : distended by pregnancy
  < the gravid uterus >
 b. : full of eggs
  < a gravid tapeworm proglottid >
  : having the body distended with ripe eggs
  < stripping the eggs from gravid salmon >
2. : filled, distended — usually followed by with
 < physics is gravid with metaphysics — V.C.Aldrich >
 < gravid with middle-class proprieties >
3. : awaiting or indicating the approach of something (as an ominous or distressing event) : portentous
 < clouds … going from white at the blue-sky edge to a gravid indigo — T.H.White b.1906 >
grav·id·ly adverb
grav·id·ness noun -es
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