| FETUS | • fetus n. (Australia, Canada, US) An unborn or unhatched vertebrate showing signs of the mature animal. • fetus n. (Australia, Canada, US) A human embryo after the eighth week of gestation. • FETUS n. (Latin) the unborn in the womb with distinctly formed parts, also FOETUS. |
| FOETUS | • foetus n. (Chiefly UK) Alternative spelling of fetus. • fœtus n. (UK, rare) Alternative form of fetus. • FOETUS n. (Latin) the unborn in the womb with distinctly formed parts, also FETUS. |
| RETUSE | • retuse adj. (Botany, of a leaf) Having a rounded apex with small central notch. • RETUSE adj. describing leaves with a rounded apex and a shallow notch. |
| BOLETUS | • boletus n. An edible mushroom of genus Boletus. • Boletus prop.n. A taxonomic genus within the family Boletaceae – boletes. • BOLETUS n. (Latin) a genus of fungi with a pore-like surface instead of gills. |
| FETUSES | • fetuses n. Plural of fetus. • FETUS n. (Latin) the unborn in the womb with distinctly formed parts, also FOETUS. |
| IMPETUS | • impetus n. Anything that impels; a stimulating factor. • impetus n. A force, either internal or external, that impels; an impulse. • impetus n. The force or energy associated with a moving body; a stimulus. |
| QUIETUS | • quietus n. A stillness or pause; something that quiets or represses; removal from activity. • quietus n. (Figuratively) Death. • quietus n. Final settlement (e.g., of a debt). |
| CATHETUS | • cathetus n. (Geometry) A line perpendicular to a surface (or line); in particular, either of the sides of a right… • CATHETUS n. (Greek) a straight line perpendicular to another straight line or surface. |
| FOETUSES | • foetuses n. Plural of foetus. • fœtuses n. (Hypercorrect) plural of fœtus. • FOETUS n. (Latin) the unborn in the womb with distinctly formed parts, also FETUS. |
| BOLETUSES | • boletuses n. Plural of boletus. • BOLETUS n. (Latin) a genus of fungi with a pore-like surface instead of gills. |
| IMPETUSES | • impetuses n. Plural of impetus. • IMPETUS n. (Latin) the force or energy with which a body moves. |
| QUIETUSES | • quietuses n. Plural of quietus. • QUIETUS n. (Latin) a final settlement. |
| CATHETUSES | • cathetuses n. Plural of cathetus. • CATHETUS n. (Greek) a straight line perpendicular to another straight line or surface. |