Fraternal twins

fraternal twin

noun
one of a pair of twins, not necessarily resembling each other, or of the same sex, that develop from two separately fertilized ova.
Compare identical twin.

Origin:
1900–05

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fraternal twins pl.n.
Twins that derive from separately fertilized ova and that have different genetic makeup. They may be of the same or opposite sex.

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