freemartin
[free-mahr-tn]
- 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.
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Origin of freemartin
First recorded in 1675–85; origin uncertain
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freemartin
- 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
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Word Origin for freemartin
C17: of uncertain origin
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