Meaning

1 senses

  1. The average interval between fertilization and birth of a mammal; ranges from 13 days for the opossum to 626 days for the Indian elephant.

More definitions
  • the period during which an embryo develops (about 266 days in humans)

Examples

2 sentences

  1. The gestation period of an elephant is almost two years.

    У слонів вагітність триває майже два роки. — deniko

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  2. The gestation period of a rhino is about 16 months.

    ruБеременность у носорога длится около 16 месяцев. — Wezel

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Forms

plural: gestation periods

Synonyms

1 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • the period during which an embryo develops (about 266 days in humans):gestation

See also

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