单词 | freemartin |
释义 | freemartin[ free-mahr-tn ] / ˈfriˌmɑr tn / SEE SYNONYMS FOR freemartin ON THESAURUS.COM nouna 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. Origin of freemartinFirst recorded in 1675–85; origin uncertain Words nearby freemartinfreely, free-machining, free macrophage, freeman, free market, freemartin, Freemason, freemasonry, Freemasons, freemium, free nerve endings Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for freemartinfreemartin / (ˈfriːˌmɑːtɪn) / nounthe 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 Word Origin for freemartinC17: of uncertain origin Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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