fraternal twin
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of fraternal twin
First recorded in 1900–05
Example Sentences
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The results were consistent across both identical and fraternal twin pairs.
From Science Daily • May 8, 2024
Alok and his fraternal twin brother, Bhaskar who’s also a professional DJ and producer, learned how to spin records as children.
From Seattle Times • Oct. 2, 2023
Segal decided to draw on a situation from her childhood in New York City, where her fraternal twin sister tested into a more advanced elementary school class than she did.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 15, 2022
For more expansive searches with a high rate of success, I also signed up for Worldpackers and its fraternal twin, Workaway.
From Washington Post • Sep. 23, 2022
Not the shy girl with the tangled black hair in her face, but instead her fraternal twin brother.
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
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