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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Known as the twin paradox, this is the equivalent of identical twins aging differently if one of them were to travel faster than the other.
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Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 20 Apr. 2026
Friends, patients and even their own husbands have all had their moments of confusion, adding to the long list of stories that come with being identical twins.
—Tereza Shkurtaj, PEOPLE, 19 Apr. 2026
This unapologetically fleshy, carnal, feminine update on David Cronenberg's 1988 psychosexual classic sees Rachel Weisz brilliantly pulling double-duty as identical twin gynecologists Beverly and Elliot Mantle.
—Matt Cabral, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Apr. 2026
Jim Whittaker Used His Platform to Promote Peace Whittaker grew up in Seattle and began climbing in the 1940s with the Boy Scouts alongside his identical twin brother, Lou Whittaker.
—Ryan Brennan
april 9, Kansas City Star, 9 Apr. 2026
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Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 20 Apr. 2026
Friends, patients and even their own husbands have all had their moments of confusion, adding to the long list of stories that come with being identical twins.
—Tereza Shkurtaj, PEOPLE, 19 Apr. 2026
This unapologetically fleshy, carnal, feminine update on David Cronenberg's 1988 psychosexual classic sees Rachel Weisz brilliantly pulling double-duty as identical twin gynecologists Beverly and Elliot Mantle.
—Matt Cabral, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Apr. 2026
Jim Whittaker Used His Platform to Promote Peace Whittaker grew up in Seattle and began climbing in the 1940s with the Boy Scouts alongside his identical twin brother, Lou Whittaker.
—Ryan Brennan
april 9, Kansas City Star, 9 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for identical twin
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“Identical twin.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/identical%20twin. Accessed 21 Apr. 2026.
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