identical twin
noun
: either member of a pair of twins that are produced from a single egg and who look exactly alike
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The new parents welcomed healthy, identical twin girls who were born early, at 31 weeks, on Thursday (May 15).
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Ashley Iasimone, Billboard, 18 May 2025
In addition, two of the babies were diagnosed with twin-to-twin transfusion syndrome (TTTS), which is uneven blood flow between identical twins sharing a single placenta.
—Erin Clack, People.com, 17 May 2025
As history and the soap opera tradition of secret evil twins shows, the human mind tends to find something uncanny and disturbing about identical twins.
—Alissa Wilkinson, New York Times, 4 May 2025
As for Sinners, Coogler’s fifth feature is set in 1932 and stars Jordan in dual roles as identical twin entrepreneurs known as Smoke and Stack.
—James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 28 Apr. 2025
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Ashley Iasimone, Billboard, 18 May 2025
In addition, two of the babies were diagnosed with twin-to-twin transfusion syndrome (TTTS), which is uneven blood flow between identical twins sharing a single placenta.
—Erin Clack, People.com, 17 May 2025
As history and the soap opera tradition of secret evil twins shows, the human mind tends to find something uncanny and disturbing about identical twins.
—Alissa Wilkinson, New York Times, 4 May 2025
As for Sinners, Coogler’s fifth feature is set in 1932 and stars Jordan in dual roles as identical twin entrepreneurs known as Smoke and Stack.
—James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 28 Apr. 2025
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“Identical twin.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/identical%20twin. Accessed 5 Jun. 2025.
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