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Definition of
fraternal twin noun
from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
fraternal twin
noun
noun
(
also
dizygotic twin
technology
)
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either of two children or animals born from the same mother at the same time but not from the same egg
compare
identical twin
See
fraternal twin
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fraternal twin
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