In biology, the term gravid (Latin: gravidus "burdened, heavy" [4]) is used to describe the condition of an animal (most commonly fish or reptiles) when carrying eggs internally.

Gravid comes from Latin gravis, meaning "heavy." It can refer to a female who is literally pregnant, and it also has the figurative meanings of pregnant: "full or teeming " and "meaningful."

gravid adjective Pregnant; gravid is more commonly used by health professionals. Segen's Medical Dictionary. © 2012 Farlex, Inc. All rights reserved.

GRAVID definition: pregnant. See examples of gravid used in a sentence.

Occasionally gravid females were caught in the open, but most of them were in nest burrows under flat rocks.

Definition of gravid adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

Dec 11, 2025 · gravid (neuter gravidt, plural and definite singular attributive gravide) pregnant (carrying an unborn child)

Definition of 'gravid' gravid in British English (ˈɡrævɪd ) adjective the technical word for pregnant

Sep 21, 2025 · Gravid is an adjective that describes a female organism that is carrying eggs or offspring internally. It is often used in medical and biological contexts to refer to the state of a …

adj. currently pregnant. The term gravidity is used to indicate the total number of pregnancies a woman has had, including the current pregnancy, previous live births, stillbirths, miscarriages, …