monovular

1. 1.

   (of twins) derived from a single egg or ovum

   “identical twins are monovular”

   Synonymsidentical

Questions about monovular

What does monovular mean?

monovular means "(of twins) derived from a single egg or ovum".

How many syllables are in monovular?

monovular has 4 syllables: mo-no-vu-lar. The stress falls on "no".

What is another word for monovular?

Close synonyms include identical. 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 monovular a common word?

monovular is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.