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Definition of gravid adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

gravid

adjective
 
/ˈɡrævɪd/
 
/ˈɡrævɪd/
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  1. pregnant
    Word Originlate 16th cent.: from Latin gravidus ‘laden, pregnant’, from gravis ‘heavy’.
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