gestation
Collocations
5ADJ.
last
VERB + GESTATION
increases
GESTATION + NOUN
period
PREP.
throughout
ADV.
significantly
Definitions
noun
The period of time during which an animal or human offspring physically develops inside the mother's body until it is born.
The process of development of a plan or idea.
It was to a conversation with another friend who had for many years been familiar with all my writings during the period of their gestation, just as I had been with his.
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6It was to a conversation with another friend who had for many years been familiar with all my writings during the period of their gestation, just as I had been with his.
WiktionaryThe gestation period for the African bush elephant is about 669 days, whereas that for a guinea pig is only about 70 days.
Tatoeba · #2938455The gestation period of an elephant is almost two years.
Tatoeba · #6088199The gestation period of a rhino is about 16 months.
Tatoeba · #8137194A giraffe's gestation period can last for up to 160 days.
Tatoeba · #8547033Blood flow through the umbilical cord increases significantly throughout gestation.
Tatoeba · #9013151