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adjective
Etymology: Latin gravidus, from gravis heavy
Date: 1597
1. pregnant
2. distended with or full of eggs <a gravid fish> • gravidity noun
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
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Gravid — Grav id, a. [L. gravidus, fr. gravis heavy, loaded. See {Grave}, a.] Being with child; heavy with young; pregnant; fruitful; as, a gravid uterus; gravid piety; of animals as well as people. His gravid associate. Sir T. Herbert. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
gravid — gravid:⇨schwanger(1) … Das Wörterbuch der Synonyme
gravid — GRAVÍD adj., s. f. (femeie) însărcinată. (< fr. gravide, lat. gravida) Trimis de raduborza, 15.09.2007. Sursa: MDN … Dicționar Român
gravid — pregnant, 1590s, from L. gravidus loaded; pregnant, from gravis burdened, heavy (see GRAVE (Cf. grave) (adj.)). Gravidation pregnancy is attested from mid 15c … Etymology dictionary
gravid — ► ADJECTIVE 1) technical pregnant. 2) literary full of meaning or a specified quality. ORIGIN Latin gravidus laden, pregnant … English terms dictionary
gravid — [grav′id] adj. [L gravidus < gravis, heavy: see GRAVE1] pregnant gravidity [grə vid′i tē] n … English World dictionary
gravid — n. [L. gravidus, pregnant] Containing an egg or eggs, as a gravid pinworm, or gravid proglottid of a tapeworm … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
gravid — adjective /ˈɡɹævɪd/ Pregnant; now used chiefly of egg laying animals, or metaphorically. The gravest problems of obstetrics and forensic medicine were examined with as much animation as the most popular beliefs on the state of pregnancy such as… … Wiktionary
gravid — ein Kind erwartend; schwanger; trächtig (bei Säugetieren); im [1. 9.] Monat * * * gra|vid 〈[ vi:d] Adj.; Med.〉 schwanger [<lat. gravidus „schwanger“; zu gravis „schwe … Universal-Lexikon
gravid — Carrying developing young or eggs … Fisheries — dictionary
