Definition
A female calf that is born as a twin with a male calf and is sterile because of hormonal exposure during development in the womb.
Etymology
From 'free' (meaning barren or unproductive) + 'martin' (possibly from Saint Martin or an old term for female animals). A specialized agricultural and veterinary term dating to at least the 1700s.
Kelly Says
Freemartins taught scientists about how powerful hormones are in development—the male twin's testosterone prevents the female from developing normal reproductive organs, which was groundbreaking evidence that hormones shape bodies.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
ፍሪማርቲን
friː.mɑːr.tin
ARالعربية
أنثى ثنائية الجنس
an-tha' tha-na'i-a al-janas
BNবাংলা
ফ্রীমার্টিন
friː.mɑːr.tin
CACatalà
freemartin
friː.məˈmɑː.tin
CSČeština
freemartin
friː.məˈmɑː.tin
DADansk
freemartin
friː.məˈmɑː.tin
DEDeutsch
Freemartin
freɪ.məˈmɑː.tɪn
ELΕλληνικά
freemartin
friː.məˈmɑː.tin
ESEspañol
freemartin
freem-ar-teen
FAفارسی
فریمارتین
friː.mɑːr.tin
FISuomi
freemartin
friː.məˈmɑː.tin
FRFrançais
freemartin
fʁiː.maʁ.tɛ̃
GUGU
ફ્રીમાર્ટિન
friː.mɑːr.tin
HAHA
freemartin
friː.məˈmɑː.tin
HEעברית
freemartin
friː.məˈmɑː.tin
HIहिन्दी
फ्रीमार्टिन
friː.mɑːr.tin
HUMagyar
freemartin
friː.məˈmɑː.tin
IDBahasa Indonesia
freemartin
friː.məˈmɑː.tin
IGIG
freemartin
friː.məˈmɑː.tin
ITItaliano
freemartin
freɪ.məˈmar.tin
JA日本語
フリーマーチン
furī māchin
KKKK
freemartin
friː.məˈmɑː.tin
KMKM
Freemartin
friː.məˈmɑː.tin
MRMR
फ्रीमार्टिन
friː.mɑːr.tin
MSBahasa Melayu
freemartin
friː.məˈmɑː.tin
MYမြန်မာ
ဖရီမတ်စင်
hɹiː.mɑːr.tin
NLNederlands
freemartin
friː.məˈmɑː.tin
NONorsk
freemartin
friː.məˈmɑː.tin
PAPA
ਫ੍ਰੀਮਾਰਟਿਨ
friː.mɑːr.tin
PLPolski
freemartin
friː.məˈmɑː.tin
PTPortuguês
freemartin
fʁiː.məˈmɑː.tɪ̃
RORomână
freemartin
friː.məˈmɑː.tin
RUРусский
фримартен
fri-mar-ten
SVSvenska
freemartin
friː.məˈmɑː.tin
SWKiswahili
freemartin
friː.məˈmɑː.tin
TAதமிழ்
ஃப்ரீமார்டின்
fɹiː.mɑːr.tin
TEతెలుగు
ఫ్రీమార్టీన్
friː.mɑːr.tin
THไทย
ฟรีมาร์ติน
fɹiː.mɑːr.tin
TLTL
freemartin
friː.məˈmɑː.tin
TRTürkçe
freemartin
friː.məˈmɑː.tin
UKУкраїнська
фримартен
fri-mar-ten
URاردو
فری مارتن
friː.mɑːr.tin
VITiếng Việt
freemartin
fɹiː.məˈmɑː.tin
YOYO
freemartin
friː.məˈmɑː.tin
ZH中文
雌性双性异育牛
cí xìng shuāng xìng yì yù niú
ZUZU
freemartin
friː.məˈmɑː.tin