littermate
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of littermate
Example Sentences
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Then-Red Sox infielder Ian Kinsler also adopted a littermate.
From Seattle Times • Jun. 23, 2022
Four months later, his littermate, Jessie, was diagnosed with head and neck cancer.
From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2022
Whippets are incredibly fast, but Whiskey’s path includes a speed bump - littermate and sister Bourbon is a contender, too.
From Washington Times • Feb. 10, 2019
Two-week-old CD45.2 Rar and wild-type littermate controls were lethally irradiated and transplanted with wild-type CD45.1 bone marrow cells.
From Nature • Apr. 4, 2014
Friendly, he announced to Pax; brother but not littermate of the vixen.
From "Pax" by Sara Pennypacker
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