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Definition of Biovular
1. Adjective. (of twins) derived from two separate fertilized ova. "Fraternal twins are biovular"
Definition of Biovular
1. Adjective. (context: of twins) derived from two separate ova; non-identical or fraternal ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Biovular
1. derived from two ova [adj]
Medical Definition of Biovular
1. Relating to two ova. Synonym: biovular. Origin: di-+ Mod. L. Ovulum, dim. Of L. Ovum, egg (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Biovular
Literary usage of Biovular
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Journal of Heredity by American Genetic Association (1916)
"biovular twins, since they owe their existence to the simultaneous ovulation of
two ova instead of one, must be explained entirely by reference to some ..."
2. Edinburgh Medical Journal (1902)
"... start from a biovular Graafian follicle, whose two ova, normally fertilised,
find lodgment within one caduca investment, and develop within one chorion, ..."
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