n.
Pronunciation: ' yü-t ə -r ə s, ' yü-tr ə s
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural uter · us · es or uteri \ ' yü-t ə - ˌ r ī \
Etymology: Middle English, from Latin, belly, womb; probably akin to Greek hoderos belly, Sanskrit udara
Date: 14th century
1 : a muscular organ of the female mammal for containing and usually for nourishing the young during development prior to birth ― called also womb
2 : a structure in some lower animals analogous to the uterus in which eggs or young develop