Gravid
[grav-id] /ˈgræv ɪd/
adjective
1.
1 (def 1).
/ˈɡrævɪd/
adjective
1.
the technical word for pregnant
adj.
“pregnant,” 1590s, from Latin gravidus “loaded; pregnant,” from gravis “burdened, heavy” (see grave (adj.)). Gravidation “pregnancy” is attested from mid-15c.
gravid grav·id (grāv’ĭd)
adj.
Carrying eggs or developing young.
gra·vid’i·ty (grə-vĭd’ĭ-tē) or grav’id·ness n.
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