Conceptus

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. The product of conception at any point between fertilization and birth. It includes the embryo or the fetus as well as the extraembryonic membranes.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. The fetus or embryo, including all the surrounding tissues protecting and nourishing it during pregnancy.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. an animal organism in the early stages of growth and differentiation that in higher forms merge into fetal stages but in lower forms terminate in commencement of larval life
  • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    beast    brute    fauna    creature    animate being   
    Hyponym
    morula    blastula    gastrula    blastosphere   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    definitio    falsique    cognoscentis    perturbat    celsa