Siamese twin
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Siamese twin
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Chang and Eng Bunker, conjoined twins from Siam (modern Thailand), were known as the "Siamese twins".
noun Siamese twins
- A conjoined twin; one of two people physically joined together. the two stood together; the old miser leaning against the herb-doctor with something of that air of trustful fraternity with which, when standing, the less strong of the Siamese twins habitually leans against the other.
- One of two people who are extraordinarily close, or always found together. Didn't you hear what he said about your Lesta and the Prince — that they were as thick as butter — regular Siamese twins and you couldn't separate 'em?
- Either of a pair of words that occur together as an idiomatic expression or collocation, as in "hammer and sickle", "short and sweet", or "spick and span".
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noun conjoined twin
| Español | siamés |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 샴쌍둥이 syamssangdung'i |
| 日本語 | シャム双生児 Shamu sōseiji |
| Português | gémeo siamês, gêmeo siamês |
| Français | frère siamois, sœur siamoise |
| Deutsch | siamesischer Zwilling |
| Română | geamăn siamez, geamănă siameză |
| Русский | сиа́мский близне́ц siámskij bliznéc |
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title = {Siamese twin},
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