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 actor, 38, plays identical twin brothers in the vampire thriller, which comes from writer-director Ryan Coogler.
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Benjamin Vanhoose, People.com, 21 Apr. 2025
Billy Ray was Jimmy Ray's identical twin brother, and the DNA supervisor had another surprise.
—Vladimir Duthiers, Paul Larosa, CBS News, 12 Apr. 2025
In a recent study sponsored by NASA, a team of researchers compared the astronaut Scott Kelly, who spent nearly a year on the International Space Station, with his identical twin, Mark Kelly, who stayed on Earth.
—Dhruv Khullar, The New Yorker, 13 Feb. 2025
Her search for truth uncovers a radical psychology experiment on a pair of identical twins that led to a global medical scandal.
—Zac Ntim, Deadline, 10 Feb. 2025
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Benjamin Vanhoose, People.com, 21 Apr. 2025
Billy Ray was Jimmy Ray's identical twin brother, and the DNA supervisor had another surprise.
—Vladimir Duthiers, Paul Larosa, CBS News, 12 Apr. 2025
In a recent study sponsored by NASA, a team of researchers compared the astronaut Scott Kelly, who spent nearly a year on the International Space Station, with his identical twin, Mark Kelly, who stayed on Earth.
—Dhruv Khullar, The New Yorker, 13 Feb. 2025
Her search for truth uncovers a radical psychology experiment on a pair of identical twins that led to a global medical scandal.
—Zac Ntim, Deadline, 10 Feb. 2025
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“Identical twin.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/identical%20twin. Accessed 1 May. 2025.
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