5 September 2017
gravid
[grav-id]
adjective
1. pregnant1(def 1).
Origin of gravid
Latin
1590-1600; Latin gravidus, equivalent to grav(is) burdened, loaded + -idus -id4
Related forms
gravidity [gruh-vid-i-tee], gravidness, noun
gravidly, adverb
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Examples from the Web for gravid
Historical Examples
To my thinking, at any rate, they make a gravid mistake who look for “realism” in these things.
Holbein
Beatrice Fortescue
Most of the females were gravid and the males were in breeding condition.
Fishes of Chautauqua, Cowley and Elk Counties, Kansas
Artie L. Metcalf
The woman was gravid at the time, and the soldier-like joke made her blush.
Comrade Kropotkin
Victor Robinson
This may be done either by collecting the ova deposited by the fish in the spawning beds or from the gravid females.
Amateur Fish Culture
Charles Edward Walker
Its shape was that of a gravid goldfish, with a smaller sphere hanging beneath it.
Creatures of the Abyss
Murray Leinster
Today’s quote
Only the wisest and stupidest of men never change.
– Confucius
On this day
5 September – Freddie for a Day. Dress up as Freddie Mercury for the day. FFOD is the brainchild of Liz Swanton and raises money for the Mercury Phoenix Trust. The MPT was founded in 1992, following Freddie Mercury’s death, and helps AIDS charities throughout the world. To participate or find out more, go to: http://www.freddieforaday.com.au or http://www.freddieforaday.com
5 September 1689 – Tsar Peter the Great of Russia, starts taxing men’s beards. He wasn’t the first to do this however. In 1535, King Henry VIII also taxed beards and Queen Elizabeth I reintroduced the tax later that century.
5 September 1847 – birth of Jesse James, U.S. outlaw. (Died 3 April 1882).
5 September 1877 – death of Crazy Horse, Sioux Chief (not to be confused with a Sous Chef … or an 1960’s rock band of the same name, who teamed up with a crazy hippy named Neil Young). Born around 1840 (Chief Crazy Horse that is, not Neil Young).
5 September 1939 – United States declares its neutrality in the Second World War.
5 September 1946 – birth of Freddie Mercury (born Farrokh Bulsara) on Zanzibar. British musician and vocalist. Lead singer of rock group, Queen. Died 24 November 1991.
5 September 1997 – death of Mother Teresa (Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu) in Yugoslavia, winner of Nobel Peace Prize in 1979 for her work in the slums of Calcutta. On 4 September 2016, she became Saint Mother Teresa in a canonisation ceremony conducted by Pope Francis. Born 26 August 1910.