Associations to the word «Foetus»

Wiktionary

FOETUS, noun. (chiefly British) (hypercorrect) Alternative spelling of fetus
FŒTUS, noun. (UK) (rare) (hypercorrect) Nonstandard spelling of fetus.

Dictionary definition

FOETUS, noun. An unborn or unhatched vertebrate in the later stages of development showing the main recognizable features of the mature animal.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats