"bilateral symmetry" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: en-uk-bilateral symmetry.ogg Forms: bilateral symmetries [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|-|+}} bilateral symmetry (usually uncountable, plural bilateral symmetries)
  1. the property of being symmetrical about a vertical plane Tags: uncountable, usually
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  2. (biology) the characteristic, in animals, of being symmetric about a plane running from head to tail Tags: uncountable, usually Categories (topical): Biology Translations (characteristic in animals): duhapaniging parianyo (Tagalog)
    Sense id: en-bilateral_symmetry-en-noun-tGYGymEl Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Terms with Tagalog translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 3 97 Disambiguation of Terms with Tagalog translations: 12 88 Topics: biology, natural-sciences Disambiguation of 'characteristic in animals': 3 97

Inflected forms

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