sesquizygotic

English

Etymology

From sesqui- +‎ zygotic.

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Adjective

sesquizygotic (comparative more sesquizygotic, superlative most sesquizygotic)

  1. Describing twins which are semi-identical, formed from one egg that is fertilized by two separate sperm.
    • 2019 February 27, Nicolas Davis, The Guardian‎[1]:
      Gabbett said that while there might be other, unreported, cases of sesquizygotic twins, it remains a very unusual phenomenon.

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