identical twin

noun

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: either member of a pair of twins that are produced from a single egg and who look exactly alike

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Christian Cousins, who with his identical twin brother shared roles as youngsters on the CBS primetime soap Knots Landing and in the Arnold Schwarzenegger film Kindergarten Cop, has died. — Mike Barnes, HollywoodReporter, 13 Nov. 2026 Roman will reprise her original roles as identical twins Drea and Ali. — Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 3 Nov. 2026 Horton played in high school and college alongside her identical twin sister, Heather. — Tracy Brown, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2026 While Sabrina’s identical twin sister, Virginia, was arranged to marry a Chinese American man in the States who spoke no Cantonese, Sabrina wouldn’t let her parents stop their love— or stop her from getting pregnant. — Literary Hub, 16 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for identical twin

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identical twin

noun
: either member of a pair of twins that are produced from a single fertilized egg, usually have identical genes, and are physically similar

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