gravid
Americanadjective
adjective
Other Word Forms
- gravidity noun
- gravidly adverb
- gravidness noun
Etymology
Origin of gravid
First recorded in 1590–1600; from Latin gravidus, “with child, with young, pregnant,” equivalent to grav(is) “heavy, weighty, burdened,” + -idus -id 4
Example Sentences
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None of the gobies reproduced in captivity, but some of the females were “gravid” — or full of eggs.
From Los Angeles Times
Even more intriguing, the frog was clearly gravid, or pregnant with eggs.
From Salon
Relationship patterns among flightless stick insects suggest that birds disperse the eggs after eating gravid females.
From Science Daily
He saw in them gravid documents “created at the secret heart of this culture.”
From New York Times
Cass, a student of the aforementioned professor and a sometimes gravid, sometimes nursing mother, expands on her mentor’s hypothesis.
From Seattle Times
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