parturient

Adjective

WordNet 3.0

Adjective (2)

  1. of or relating to or giving birth“parturient pangs”“the parturient uterus”
  2. giving birth“a parturient heifer”
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Parturient \Par*tu"ri*ent\, a. [L. parturiens, p. pr. of parturire to desire to bring forth, fr. parere, partum, to bring forth. See Parent.] Bringing forth, or about to bring forth, young; fruitful. --Jer. Taylor. [1913 Webster]
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