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freemartin

[free-mahr-tn]

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noun

a female calf that is born as a twin with a male and is sterile as a result of exposure to masculinizing hormones produced by the male.

freemartin

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noun

the female of a pair of twin calves of unlike sex that is imperfectly developed and sterile, probably due to the influence of the male hormones of its twin during development in the uterus

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Word History and Origins

Origin of freemartin¹

First recorded in 1675–85; origin uncertain

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Word History and Origins

Origin of freemartin¹

C17: of uncertain origin

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"Hmm. Now thens. Do you know where His Vastness the Freemartin Muskish is?"

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“A heifer born with a twin bull is called a ‘freemartin’ and about 95 percent of the time she is infertile,” she said.

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“Most of our girls are freemartins, of course. I’m a freemartin myself.”

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“You can indulge in any number of pleasant vices with a freemartin and run no risks of having your eyes put out by your son’s mistress. ‘The wheel has come full circle; I am here.’

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Freemartin, frē′mar-tin, n. a cow-calf born as a twin with a bull-calf, usually barren.

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