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SIAMESE TWIN
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• SIAMESE TWIN (noun)
The noun SIAMESE TWIN has 1 sense:
1. one of a pair of identical twins born with their bodies joined at some point
Familiarity information: SIAMESE TWIN used as a noun is very rare.
Sense 1
Meaning:
One of a pair of identical twins born with their bodies joined at some point
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
conjoined twin; Siamese twin
Hypernyms ("Siamese twin" is a kind of...):
identical twin; monozygotic twin; monozygous twin (either of two twins developed from the same fertilized ovum (having the same genetic material))
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