fraternal twin
noun
: either member of a pair of twins that are produced from different eggs and may not have the same sex or appearance
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The new resort is a fraternal twin with Stella Nova, which opened in January.
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Dewayne Bevil, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 Mar. 2025
Then there’s the bonus house — in the rear yard stands a second 25-foot-wide townhouse that’s also around 3,500 square feet, a kind of hidden fraternal twin reached by a private entry from the sidewalk.
—Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 19 Feb. 2025
In the case of fraternal twins — who share about half their DNA — if one fraternal twin has autism, the chance that the other will have autism ranges from 53% to 67%, according to an analysis of research studies.
—Liz Szabo, NBC News, 22 Nov. 2024
However, Alexis’s new dog, Biscuit, is basically a fraternal twin to Shannon’s dog, Archie, the only good cast member on this entire damn show.
—Brian Moylan, Vulture, 25 July 2024
Kopelman’s fraternal twin brother, David, a judge, died in 2022, and his younger brother, Robert, died of lung cancer in 1999.
—Lisa Lockwood, WWD, 8 Oct. 2024
Michael Lockwood Finley Aaron Love Lockwood and Harper Vivienne Ann Lockwood are Lisa Marie Presley’s third and fourth children and fraternal twin daughters with her fourth husband, Michael Lockwood.
—Jason Pham, StyleCaster, 8 Oct. 2024
The couple welcomed fraternal twin girls, Eden and Savannah the next year.
—Colson Thayer, People.com, 3 Oct. 2024
Hailing from horror filmmaker Alexandre Aja (Crawl, Horns, The Hills Have Eyes), the film stars Berry as Momma, who lives in the post-apocalyptic deep South with her 10-year-old fraternal twin sons, Samuel and Nolan (Anthony B. Jenkins and Percy Daggs IV, respectively).
—Shania Russell, EW.com, 22 Sep. 2024
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Dewayne Bevil, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 Mar. 2025
Then there’s the bonus house — in the rear yard stands a second 25-foot-wide townhouse that’s also around 3,500 square feet, a kind of hidden fraternal twin reached by a private entry from the sidewalk.
—Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 19 Feb. 2025
In the case of fraternal twins — who share about half their DNA — if one fraternal twin has autism, the chance that the other will have autism ranges from 53% to 67%, according to an analysis of research studies.
—Liz Szabo, NBC News, 22 Nov. 2024
However, Alexis’s new dog, Biscuit, is basically a fraternal twin to Shannon’s dog, Archie, the only good cast member on this entire damn show.
—Brian Moylan, Vulture, 25 July 2024
Kopelman’s fraternal twin brother, David, a judge, died in 2022, and his younger brother, Robert, died of lung cancer in 1999.
—Lisa Lockwood, WWD, 8 Oct. 2024
Michael Lockwood Finley Aaron Love Lockwood and Harper Vivienne Ann Lockwood are Lisa Marie Presley’s third and fourth children and fraternal twin daughters with her fourth husband, Michael Lockwood.
—Jason Pham, StyleCaster, 8 Oct. 2024
The couple welcomed fraternal twin girls, Eden and Savannah the next year.
—Colson Thayer, People.com, 3 Oct. 2024
Hailing from horror filmmaker Alexandre Aja (Crawl, Horns, The Hills Have Eyes), the film stars Berry as Momma, who lives in the post-apocalyptic deep South with her 10-year-old fraternal twin sons, Samuel and Nolan (Anthony B. Jenkins and Percy Daggs IV, respectively).
—Shania Russell, EW.com, 22 Sep. 2024
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