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noun
One of exactly two siblings produced from the splitting of a single zygote.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Antonyms: none provided
noun
either of two twins developed from the same fertilized ovum (having the same genetic material)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: monozygotic twin, monozygous twin
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: twin
Narrower terms: Siamese twin, conjoined twin
History
identical (“indistinguishable”) + twin (“sibling with whom one has shared the uterus of the mother”)
Across languages
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