Heteropaternal

adj

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Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Of different fathers. not-comparable

    "Identical twins are more common than heteropaternal twins, and less common than fraternal twins."

Example

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"Identical twins are more common than heteropaternal twins, and less common than fraternal twins."

Etymology

From hetero- + paternal.

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