free·mar·tin (fr  mär tn)n. A sterile or otherwise sexually imperfect female calf born as the twin of a bull calf. [Perhaps akin to Irish Gaelic mart, heifer.] |
freemartin [ˈfriːˌmɑːtɪn]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Veterinary Science) 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
[of uncertain origin]
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