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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Even family histories of cancer-prone women and identical twins only hinted at their hereditary links, which wouldn’t be fully understood until modern genetics came into play.
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Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 10 Sep. 2025
Earlier this year, the identical twins Adeev and Ezra Potash, who are from Omaha, Nebraska, were named that state’s first-ever Composer Laureates.
—Hannah Goldfield, New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2025
Written and directed by James Sweeney, the dark dramedy centers on O’Brien’s identical twin characters, Roman and Rocky.
—Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 5 Sep. 2025
In 2022, identical twins Jill Justiniani and Erin Cheplak similarly welcomed their sons on the same day in California.
—Madison E. Goldberg, People.com, 1 Sep. 2025
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Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 10 Sep. 2025
Earlier this year, the identical twins Adeev and Ezra Potash, who are from Omaha, Nebraska, were named that state’s first-ever Composer Laureates.
—Hannah Goldfield, New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2025
Written and directed by James Sweeney, the dark dramedy centers on O’Brien’s identical twin characters, Roman and Rocky.
—Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 5 Sep. 2025
In 2022, identical twins Jill Justiniani and Erin Cheplak similarly welcomed their sons on the same day in California.
—Madison E. Goldberg, People.com, 1 Sep. 2025
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“Identical twin.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/identical%20twin. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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