Superfetate

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Superfetate \Su`per*fe"tate\, v. i. [L. superfetare; super
     above, over + fetare to bring forth.]
     To conceive after a prior conception, but before the birth of
     the offspring.
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           The female . . . is said to superfetate. --Grew.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  superfetate
       v : conceive when a fetus is already present in the uterus