bilaterally symmetrical

1. 1.

   capable of division into symmetrical halves by only one longitudinal plane passing through the axis

   Synonymszygomorphiczygomorphous

   biology

2. 2.

   having identical parts on each side of an axis

   Synonymsbilateralisobilateralbilaterally symmetric

   Similarsymmetrical

Questions about bilaterally symmetrical

What does bilaterally symmetrical mean?

bilaterally symmetrical means "capable of division into symmetrical halves by only one longitudinal plane passing through the axis". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

What is another word for bilaterally symmetrical?

Close synonyms include zygomorphic, zygomorphous, bilateral, isobilateral, bilaterally symmetric. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is bilaterally symmetrical a common word?

bilaterally symmetrical is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.