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amniotic sac

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amniotic sac (plural amniotic sacs)

  1. The sac in which the foetus develops in mammals, reptiles, and birds.
    Synonym: bag of waters (now chiefly informal)
    Hypernyms: sac, bag < structure
    Meronym: amniotic fluid
    Near-synonym: amnion
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