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identical twin

identical twin noun: one of exactly two siblings produced from the splitting of a single zygote.

identical twin: one of exactly two siblings produced from the splitting of a single zygote
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Noun

identical twin (plural identical twins)

  1. One of exactly two siblings produced from the splitting of a single zygote.

identical twin meaning in Tamil, Malay and Indonesian

identical twin in Tamil

முற்றொத்த இரட்டை

identical twin in Malay

sibling
kembar seiras

identical twin in Indonesian

sibling
kembar identik

Synonyms of identical twin

Forms of identical twin

pluralidentical twins

Origin of identical twin

identical (“indistinguishable”) + twin (“sibling with whom one has shared the uterus of the mother”)

Questions about identical twin

What does identical twin mean?
Identical twin means one of exactly two siblings produced from the splitting of a single zygote.
What is identical twin in Tamil?
Identical twin in Tamil is முற்றொத்த இரட்டை. See Identical twin meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is identical twin?
Identical twin is a noun.
What is the plural of identical twin?
The plural of identical twin is identical twins.

Words near identical twin in the dictionary

  1. idented
  2. identic
  3. identical
  4. identical by descent
  5. identical by state
  6. identical twin
  7. identical twins
  8. identicalism
  9. identicalities
  10. identicality
  11. identically

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