Definition of Abortid
A*bort"ed, a. 1. Brought
forth prematurely.
2. (Biol.) Rendered abortive or sterile;
undeveloped; checked in normal development at a very early stage; as,
spines are aborted branches.
The eyes of the cirripeds are more or less aborted in
their mature state.
Owen.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- Brought forth prematurely.
- (Biology): Rendered abortive or sterile; undeveloped; checked in normal development at a very early stage; as, spines are aborted branches.
Quotations
"The eyes of the cirripeds are more or less aborted in their mature state." -Owen.
- Simple past and past participle of to abort.
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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