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quintuplet
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quintuplet /quin·tup·let/ (kwin-tup´let) one of five offspring produced at one birth.
quin·tu·plet (kwn-tplt, -tplt, kwnt-plt)
n.
One of five offspring born in a single birth.
quintuplet
[kwin′too͡plit, kwinto̅o̅′plit]
Etymology: L, quintuplex, fivefold
any one of five offspring born after the same gestation period during a single pregnancy. See also Hellin's law.
quintuplet [kwin-tup´let]
one of five offspring produced at one birth.
quintuplet
one of five offspring produced at one birth. Used in species that normally have single births.
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