IDENTICAL TWIN


Meaning of IDENTICAL TWIN in English

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 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .