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quadruplet
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quadruplet /quad·rup·let/ (kwod-rldbomacp´let) one of four offspring produced at one birth.
quad·ru·plet (kw-drplt, -drplt, kwdr-plt)
n.
One of four offspring born in a single birth.

quadruplet
[kwod′roo͡plit, kwodro̅o̅′plit]
Etymology: L, quadruplex, fourfold
any one of four offspring born after the same gestation period during a single pregnancy. See also Hellin's law.

quadruplet [kwah-dro̳p´let]
one of four offspring produced at one birth.

quadruplet
one of four offspring produced at one birth. Said of species that normally have single births.


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