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What is a superfetation?

What is a superfetation? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. The formation of a fetus while another fetus is already present in the uterus.
  2. An excessive accumulation; a superfluous addition.
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Examples
When does are bred on multiple heat cycles, it may appear that superfetation has occurred due to fetal sizes and maturity differences.
The topmost photo at right is of an ovary of the species Poeciliopsis presidionis, which has superfetation and extensive maternal provisioning.
Superfetation is more rare than superfecundation. Only a couple of cases have been described. These superfetation cases were both homopateral.
We emphasize that all the females that we dissected contained a single brood of developing embryos, indicating the lack of superfetation in this species.
So when I told him of superfetation, he looked at me like I was crazy.

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