Siamese

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adjective

Si·a·mese ˌsī-ə-ˈmēz

-ˈmēs

: of, relating to, or characteristic of Thailand, the Thais, or their language

: exhibiting great resemblance : very like

not capitalized : connecting two or more pipes or hoses so as to permit discharge in a single stream

Siamese

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noun

plural Siamese

: thai sense 2

: thai sense 3

: siamese cat

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Adjective

Alan Moulder, who’d engineered My Bloody Valentine’s Loveless, was brought in to mix Siamese Dream and bring a bit of that shoegaze magic to an album that would quickly prove to be a multi-platinum breakthrough. —

Al Shipley, SPIN, 5 May 2023 Tim got on a roll about a story about Siamese elephants joined at the trunk. —

Mikey O'connell, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Apr. 2023 In the end, the researchers had 151 usable trios, representing species as physically, metabolically and behaviorally diverse as massive killer whales, tiny Siamese fighting fish, Texas banded geckos and humans. —

Yasemin Saplakoglu, Quanta Magazine, 5 Apr. 2023 Previous proposals to ease trading rules for Siamese crocodiles, however, have been rejected. —

Tassanee Vejpongsa, ajc, 12 Nov. 2022 Henry and Baloo — a Lynx Point Siamese and Norwegian forest cat mix — frequently appear on their Instagram account posing together on various outdoor adventures, from frolicking in the snow to posing lakeside. —

Dan Heching, PEOPLE.com, 28 Mar. 2022 Animal: Charity, 5-year-old, 11-pound female, Lynx Point Siamese mix cat. —

San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Jan. 2022 Among the other species on sale in Wuhan, according to the researchers, were badgers, hedgehogs, weasels, porcupines, marmots, red foxes, flying squirrels, crested myna birds, snakes, vipers, cobras, and Siamese crocodiles. —

BostonGlobe.com, 9 June 2021 Store pets: Two Siamese-tabby cats, Bruno and Sylvie. —

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