freemartin
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Late 17th century. Etymology unknown.
Noun
[edit]freemartin (plural freemartins)
- A female calf, born as twin with a bull calf, but sexually imperfect (often infertile).
- Any female animal born sterile or otherwise infertile.
- "Has your cat been spayed?" "I didn't need to: she's a freemartin."
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[edit]References
[edit]- Webster's Seventh New Collegiate Dictionary, Springfield, Massachusetts, G.&C. Merriam Co., 1967