Foetus vs. Fetus — What's the Difference?

Variant of fetus.

|Image = Human Fetus2.jpg |Image_caption = Foetus A fetus or foetus (; plural fetuses, feti, foetuses, or foeti) is the unborn offspring of an animal that develops from an embryo. Following embryonic development the fetal stage of development takes place.

Alternative spelling of fetus

The unborn young of a viviparous vertebrate having a basic structural resemblance to the adult animal.

Same as Fetus.

In humans, the unborn young from the end of the eighth week after conception to the moment of birth, as distinguished from the earlier embryo.

An unborn or unhatched vertebrate in the later stages of development showing the main recognizable features of the mature animal

An unborn or unhatched vertebrate showing signs of the mature animal.

A human embryo after the eighth week of gestation.

The young or embryo of a vertebrate animal in the womb, or in the egg; often restricted to the later stages in the development of viviparous and oviparous animals. showing the main recognizable features of the mature animal, embryo being applied to the earlier stages.

An unborn or unhatched vertebrate in the later stages of development showing the main recognizable features of the mature animal