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the state of containing unborn young within the body
- the length of gestation for the gray wolf is about 63 days
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“Gestation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gestation. Accessed 8 Jul. 2020.
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The first known use of gestation was in 1615
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