Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dizygotic

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.48 in modern English

Syllables: dizy-got-ic
IPA

25

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Derived from two eggs that have been separately fertilized; dizygous.

Example Sentences

"I was not alone, moreover. I had a dizygotic twin, a female."

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *dwi- Proto-Hellenic *dwi- Ancient Greek δῐ- (dĭ-)bor. Latin di-bor. English di- English zygotic English dizygotic From di- + zygotic.

Frequently Paired Words

monozygotic identical semi-identical sesquizygotic

Synonyms

dizygous fraternal

Questions

What does dizygotic mean?: Derived from two eggs that have been separately fertilized; dizygous.
Where does dizygotic come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *dwi- Proto-Hellenic *dwi- Ancient Greek δῐ- (dĭ-)bor. Latin di-bor. English di- English zygotic English dizygotic From di- + zygotic.

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