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gestation Definition


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gestation
noun
    1. zool.
      In mammals that bear live young: the period between fertilization of the egg and birth, during which the embryo develops in the uterus of the mother.
Etymology: 17c; 16c in general sense of ‘an act of carrying': from Latin gestatio from gestare to carry.



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