"Siamese Twins" meaning in English

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Proper name

Etymology: From being a pair of galaxies that are similar in appearance and appearing conjoined, analogous to a pair of Siamese twins. Head templates: {{en-proper-noun}} Siamese Twins
  1. (astronomy) A galaxy pair in Virgo, Virgo Cluster Categories (topical): Astronomy Hypernyms: galaxy pair, colliding galaxies, interacting galaxies Hyponyms: NGC 4567, PGC 42064, UGC 7776 A, VV 219 A, NGC 4568, PGC 42069, UGC 7776 B, VV 219 B Coordinate_terms: spiral galaxy, unbarred spiral galaxy, barless spiral galaxy, disc galaxy, disk galaxy, galaxy
    Sense id: en-Siamese_Twins-en-name-M~-4J2VL Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Topics: astronomy, natural-sciences Synonyms: NGC 4567, 8, PGC 42064, 9, UGC 7776, VV 219, Butterfly Galaxies, Butterfly Galaxy, Siamese Twin Galaxies, Siamese Twins Galaxies, Siamese Twin Galaxy, Siamese Twins Galaxy
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