- identical twin
-
one of a pair of twins who develop from a single fertilized ovum and therefore have the same genotype, are of the same sex, and usually resemble each other closely. Cf. fraternal twin.[1885-90]
* * *
Universalium. 2010.
identical twin
Look at other dictionaries:
identical twin — noun either of two twins developed from the same fertilized ovum (having the same genetic material) • Syn: ↑monozygotic twin, ↑monozygous twin • Hypernyms: ↑twin • Hyponyms: ↑Siamese twin, ↑conjoined twin * … Useful english dictionary
identical twin — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms identical twin : singular identical twin plural identical twins biology one of a pair of babies that a woman gives birth to at the same time that look exactly like each other because they have developed from a… … English dictionary
identical twin — identical twins N COUNT: usu pl Identical twins are twins of the same sex who look exactly the same … English dictionary
identical twin — i,dentical twin noun count identical twins are TWINS of the same sex who look exactly like each other => FRATERNAL TWIN … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
identical twin — i.dentical twin n [C usually plural] one of a pair of brothers or sisters born at the same time, who develop from the same egg and look almost exactly alike →fraternal twin … Dictionary of contemporary English
identical twin — iden′tical twin′ n. dvl either of a pair of twins who develop from a single fertilized ovum and therefore have the same genotype, are of the same sex, and usu. resemble each other closely Compare fraternal twin … From formal English to slang
identical twin — noun One of two siblings produced from the splitting of a single zygote. Syn: monozygotic twin … Wiktionary
identical twin — /aɪˌdɛntɪkəl ˈtwɪn/ (say uy.dentikuhl twin) noun one of twins of the same sex which develop from one fertilised ovum …
identical twin — See: monozygotic twin … Glossary of Biotechnology
identical twin — noun (countable usually plural) one of a pair of brothers or sisters born at the same time, who look almost exactly alike … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
