fraternal twin

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fraˌternal ˈtwin noun [countable usually plural] technical  one of two children born at the same time to the same mother, who developed from different eggs rather than from the same egg, and who do not look alike 异卵双胞胎之一〔外貌不相似〕 SYN non-identical twin, → identical twin

fraˌternal ˈtwin nounChineseSyllable  

fraternal twin
fraˌternal ˈtwin noun [countable usually plural] technical
one of two children born at the same time to the same mother, who developed from different eggs rather than from the same egg, and who do not look alike
   SYN  non-identical twin ⇨ identical twin

fraternal twinBrE /frəˌtɜːnl ˈtwɪn/ 🔊NAmE /frəˌtɜːrnl ˈtwɪn/ 🔊 (also ˌnon-iˌdentical ˈtwin, specialist ˌdizyˌgotic ˈtwin) nouneither of two children or animals born from the same mother at the same time but not from the same egg 二卵双生；异卵双生  ➡  compare identical twin, monozygotic twin