superfetation in English
noun
1
the occurrence of a second conception during pregnancy, giving rise to embryos of different ages in the uterus.
The researchers believe the combination of embryonic diapause and superfetation may benefit females, regardless of their social system, by enabling cryptic polyandry - mating with more than one male.
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1. PREGNANT WOMAN GETS PREGNANT; Chance in a million as mum-to-be is told she conceived AGAIN Such a rare case, when mother Conceives another child while pregnant, is called superfetation in medical terminology.