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 Warner Bros Pictures project reunited Coogler with Michael B. Jordan, who portrays identical twin brothers in the movie. Emily Blackwood, People.com, 4 July 2025 In addition to Minor, Kelleher and Crowder, Mr. Irrelevant attendees included Bill Kenney (1978), Kevin Scanlon (1980), Mike Travis (1986), Matt Elliott (1992), Marty Moore (1994) and Sam Manuel (1996), along with his identical twin brother, Sean, who was drafted just ahead of him. Richard Dunn, Oc Register, 3 July 2025 Suppose two identical twins develop breast cancer at the same time, in 2025. Siddhartha Mukherjee, New Yorker, 16 June 2025 DSquared2 — founded and designed by identical twin brothers — is also shunning its typical high-octane party-style catwalk (in February the label marked its 30th anniversary with a performance from the Grammy Award-winning rapper and singer Doechii) and will instead stage an event. Leah Dolan, CNN Money, 20 June 2025 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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