identical twin

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noun

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.

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Compare fraternal twin.

Origin of identical twin

First recorded in 1885–90

Words nearby identical twin

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Words related to identical twin

likeness, reciprocal, double, clone, look-alike, corollary, companion, counterpart, duplicate, mate, ringer, coordinate, doppelganger, match