fraternal twin

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Notaro lives near Hollywood with her wife, actor Stephanie Allynne, their 9-year-old fraternal twin boys, Max and Finn, and three cats, Fluff, Linus and Skip.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 24, 2026

The results were consistent across both identical and fraternal twin pairs.

From Science Daily • May 8, 2024

Saharsh’s favorite pastime is quizzing his fraternal twin sister, Deetya Sai Vuppala, about interesting words.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 3, 2022

Mr. Cameron introduced her to his three college friends who were also his roommates, and Ms. Graves introduced him to her fraternal twin sister, Kristin Graves, with whom she shared her apartment.

From New York Times • Jun. 3, 2022

Not the shy girl with the tangled black hair in her face, but instead her fraternal twin brother.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides