dizygotic

English

Etymology

From di- +‎ zygotic.

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Adjective

dizygotic (not comparable)

  1. (biology) Derived from two eggs that have been separately fertilized; dizygous.
    • 1976, Kurt Vonnegut, chapter 2, in Slapstick, Delacorte Press, page 27:
      I was not alone, moreover. I had a dizygotic twin, a female.

Usage notes

Used especially of non-identical twins.

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