Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A conjoined twin. Not in scientific use.
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- noun A
conjoined twin ; one of the two people physically joined together.
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- noun one of a pair of identical twins born with their bodies joined at some point
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[After Chang and Eng Bunker (1811–1874), joined Chinese twins born in Siam, (Thailand).]
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Named after Chang and Eng Bunker, conjoined twins from Siam (the former name of Thailand)
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