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Noun: conceptus  kun'sep-tus
  1. An animal organism in the early stages of growth and differentiation that in higher forms merge into foetal stages but in lower forms terminate in commencement of larval life
    - embryo, fertilized egg, fertilised egg [Brit]

Derived forms: conceptuses

Type of: animal, animate being, beast, brute, creature, fauna

Encyclopedia: Conceptus