superfecundation
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of superfecundation
1850–55; super- + fecundation ( def. )
Example Sentences
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Michelle and Lavinia, 49, exist because of an incredibly rare biological process called heteropaternal superfecundation.
From BBC • May 2, 2026
He explains that heteropaternal superfecundation occurs when a woman gives birth to twins with different biological fathers.
From The Guardian • Dec. 11, 2018
So how does superfecundation with multiple fathers happen at all?
From The Guardian • Dec. 11, 2018
A 1992 study found that superfecundation twins were at the root of more than 2% of paternity suits in the United States involving twins.
From Time • May 8, 2015
Jennifer Wu, an obstetrician-gynecologist at Lenox Hill Hospital in Manhattan, called it a case of superfecundation, a rare phenomenon classically illustrated in medical textbooks with a black baby and a white baby who are twins.
From New York Times • May 7, 2015
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