BIOVULAR

fraternal, biovular

(adjective) (of twins) derived from two separate fertilized ova; “fraternal twins are biovular”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

biovular (not comparable)

(of twins) derived from two separate ova; non-identical or fraternal

Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

28 April 2024

POLYGENIC

(adjective) of or relating to an inheritable character that is controlled by several genes at once; of or related to or determined by polygenes


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Coffee Trivia

The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.

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