| 单词 |
superfetant |
| 释义 |
† superˈfetant, a. Obs. Also 7 -fœt-. [ad. L. superfētant-, -ans, pr. pple. of superfētāre to superfete.] Conceiving by superfetation. So superˈfetate v., intr. to conceive by superfetation; superˈfetate a., over-productive, superabundant.
1610Healey St. Aug. Citie of God (1620) 194 Some creatures are superfoetant, that is, breeding vpon breed. 1623Cockeram, Superfœtate, after the first young to conceiue another. 1681Grew Musæum i. v. i. 91 The Female brings forth..twice in one month, and so is said to Superfœtate. 1845R. W. Hamilton Pop. Educ. iii. 55 The refuge for what otherwise would be a superfetate population. |

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