PSEUDOPREGNANCY


Meaning of PSEUDOPREGNANCY in English

“+ noun

Etymology: pseud- + pregnancy

1. : pseudocyesis

2. : an anestrous state resembling pregnancy that occurs in various mammals (as the dog, ferret, rabbit) usually following an infertile copulation — compare cloudburst 3, pseudocyesis

• pseu·do·pregnant “+ adjective

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