Superfecundation

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Superfecundation \Su`per*fec`un*da"tion\, n. (Physiol.)
     Fertilization of two ova, at the same menstruation, by two
     different acts of coition.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  superfecundation
       n : fertilization of two or more ova released during the same
           menstrual cycle by sperm from separate acts of coitus
           (especially by different males)