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Is "paternal twins" a linguistic borrowing of some sort? It seems a relatively novel form of what I've mostly seen referred to as monozygotic / 'identical' twin
by ShroudedNight 2y ago
Is "paternal twins" a linguistic borrowing of some sort? It seems a relatively novel form of what I've mostly seen referred to as monozygotic / 'identical' twins. Searching for some kind of semi-canonical confirmation of its widespread use turns up one, maybe two articles where it's treated as an orthodox term, and at least an equal number of discussions admonishing its use.
- spockz 2y agoIf anything I would expect the term “maternal” twin to be used as whether or not a twin is monozygotic or “identical” depends on the amount of eggs from the mother.