quadruplet /quad·rup·let/ (kwod-rldbomacp´let) one of four offspring produced at one birth.
quadruplet
quad·ru·plet (kw -dr  pl t, -dr plt, 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
one of four offspring produced at one birth. Said of species that normally have single births.
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