Appearance
Use device theme  
Dark theme
Light theme

What is a superfecundation?

What is a superfecundation? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. the fertilisation of two or more ova by sperm from separate acts of sexual intercourse, which can lead to twins with different fathers
Find more words!
Use * for blank tiles (max 2) Advanced Search Advanced Search
Use * for blank spaces Advanced Search
Advanced Word Finder

New Story Writing Game!

Win Amazon gift cards by writing simple stories at Fictish, a new story writing game backed by WordHippo.

Examples
The scientific term describing fraternal twins by different fathers is heteropaternal superfecundation.
Superfetation is more rare than superfecundation. Only a couple of cases have been described. These superfetation cases were both homopateral.
Obviously, the twins resulting from superfecundation are dizygotic.
A mother has had two non-twin children on the same day, due to a 1,000,000-1 phenomenon, known as superfecundation, where a woman conceives twice in the same month.
The phenomenon, known as superfecundation, usually results in the second baby dying as the older gets better nourished in the womb.
Traditionally, cases of superfecundation have been discovered by the starkly different appearances of twins.

See Also

Nearby Definitions
16-letter Words Starting With
Find Definitions
go
Word Tools Finders & Helpers Apps More Synonyms
Copyright WordHippo © 2026