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freemartin

[ free-mahr-tn ]

noun

  1. a female calf that is born as a twin with a male and is sterile as a result of exposure to masculinizing hormones produced by the male.


freemartin

/ ˈfriːˌmɑːtɪn /

noun

  1. the female of a pair of twin calves of unlike sex that is imperfectly developed and sterile, probably due to the influence of the male hormones of its twin during development in the uterus
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of freemartin1

First recorded in 1675–85; origin uncertain
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Word History and Origins

Origin of freemartin1

C17: of uncertain origin

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