f 4 e 1 t 1 u 1 s 1
5 letters · 8 points in Scrabble
Meaning
noun an unborn or unhatched vertebrate in the later stages of development showing the main recognizable features of the mature animal
originA learned borrowing from Latin fētus (“offspring”). Doublet of fawn.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 3.0