intr.v. su·per·fe·tat·ed, su·per·fe·tat·ing, su·per·fe·tates To conceive when a fetus is already present in the uterus. [Latin superfētāre, superfētāt- : super-, super- + fētāre, to breed (from fētus, offspring; see dhē(i)- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots).] |
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