Siamese twin
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++ˌSiamese ˈtwin noun [countable usually plural] TWOone of two people who are born joined to each other – sometimes considered offensive 连体双胞胎,暹罗孪生子〔有时被认为具有冒犯性〕 SYN conjoined twin
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Siamese twin• Eileen Delaney has five cats in all ... including Pickle's Siamese twin Branston.Origin Siamese twin (1800-1900) From such a pair (Chang and Eng) who were born in Siam (now Thailand)ˌSiamese ˈtwin nounChineseSyllable
people two born are who Corpus one of
Siamese twin
ˌSiamese ˈtwin
noun [countable usually plural]
SYN conjoined twin
ˌSiamese ˈtwin
noun [countable usually plural] Date: 1800-1900
Origin: From such a pair (Chang and Eng) who were born in Siam (now Thailand)
one of two people who are born joined to each other – sometimes considered offensive Origin: From such a pair (Chang and Eng) who were born in Siam (now Thailand)
SYN conjoined twin