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Siamese twin

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 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 twinEileen 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]
 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
   SYN  conjoined twin


Siamese twinBrE /ˌsaɪəmiːz ˈtwɪn/ 🔊NAmE /ˌsaɪəmiːz ˈtwɪn/ 🔊 noun = conjoined twin