biovular

1. 1.

   (of twins) derived from two separate fertilized ova

   “fraternal twins are biovular”

   Synonymsfraternal

Questions about biovular

What does biovular mean?

biovular means "(of twins) derived from two separate fertilized ova".

How many syllables are in biovular?

biovular has 4 syllables: bi-o-vu-lar. The stress falls on "o".

What is another word for biovular?

Close synonyms include fraternal. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is biovular a common word?

biovular is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.