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foetal

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foe·tal  (ftl)
adj. Chiefly British
Variant of fetal.

foetal [ˈfiːtəl]
adj
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Anatomy) a variant spelling of fetal
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Adj.1.foetal - of or relating to a fetus; "fetal development"
Translations
foetal fetal (US) [ˈfiːtl] ADJfetal
foetal [ˈfiːtəl] fetal (US) adj [development] → fœtal(e); [position] → fœtal(e)
foetal, (esp US) fetal
adjfötal
foetal fetal (Am) [ˈfiːtl] adjfetale
foetal fetal (Am) [ˈfiːtl] adjfetale


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Excepting in its foetal state, Man is without a tail, a
Some of the cases of rudimentary organs are extremely curious; for instance, the presence of teeth in foetal whales, which when grown up have not a tooth in their heads; and the presence of teeth, which never cut through the gums, in the upper jaws of our unborn calves.
 
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