fraternal twin
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On the opposite end of the parkway is its fraternal twin, the “rainbow” bed — a free-for-all of colorful plants.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 15, 2025
The results were consistent across both identical and fraternal twin pairs.
From Science Daily • May 8, 2024
Father Pavlo, an Orthodox priest, conducted the baptism for Nikol and her fraternal twin, Daniel — just in case the operation was not successful, Tkachuk said.
From Washington Post • Dec. 9, 2022
Saharsh’s favorite pastime is quizzing his fraternal twin sister, Deetya Sai Vuppala, about interesting words.
From Seattle 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
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