英语词汇“freemartin”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

free·mar·tin

(frēmär′tn)

A female animal, usually a calf, that is born as the twin of a male animal and is sterile because of having abnormal internal reproductive organs.

[Probably free-, of unknown origin + an element akin to Scots mart, ox or cow fattened for slaughter (as freemartins often are) (from Scottish Gaelic, from Old Irish), perhaps influenced by the name of St. Martin of Tours, because cattle were traditionally slaughtered and salted for winter use on Martinmas.]

单词	freemartin
释义	free·mar·tin (frēmär′tn) n. A female animal, usually a calf, that is born as the twin of a male animal and is sterile because of having abnormal internal reproductive organs. [Probably free-, of unknown origin + an element akin to Scots mart, ox or cow fattened for slaughter (as freemartins often are) (from Scottish Gaelic, from Old Irish), perhaps influenced by the name of St. Martin of Tours, because cattle were traditionally slaughtered and salted for winter use on Martinmas.]
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