SUPERFETATION

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 Dictionary entry overview: What does superfetation mean? 

• SUPERFETATION (noun)
  The noun SUPERFETATION has 1 sense:

1. fertilization of a second ovum after a pregnancy has begun; results in two fetuses of different ages in the uterus at the same time

  Familiarity information: SUPERFETATION used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SUPERFETATION (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Fertilization of a second ovum after a pregnancy has begun; results in two fetuses of different ages in the uterus at the same time

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural events

Context example:

superfetation is normal in some animal species

Hypernyms ("superfetation" is a kind of...):

fecundation; fertilisation; fertilization; impregnation (creation by the physical union of male and female gametes; of sperm and ova in an animal or pollen and ovule in a plant)

Derivation:

superfetate (conceive when a fetus is already present in the uterus)