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Zygote vs Foetus - What's the difference?

zygote | foetus |

As nouns the difference between zygote and foetus

is that zygote is a fertilized egg cell while foetus is an alternative spelling of lang=en.

zygote

English

(wikipedia zygote)

Noun

(en noun)
  • A fertilized egg cell.

    • Hyponyms

    * homozygote * heterozygote

    Derived terms

    () * zygotic

    Related terms

    () * dizygotic * monozygotic * zygosity

    foetus

    English

    Noun

    (en-noun)
  • (chiefly, British, hypercorrect)

    • Usage notes

    The form (fetus) is preferred in North America and in the scientific community, whereas (foetus) is still commonly used in Commonwealth nations.

    Derived terms

    * foetal

    References

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