clone

Meanings

Plural: clones

Noun

• a person who is almost identical to another
• a group of genetically identical cells or organisms derived from a single cell or individual by some kind of asexual reproduction
• an unauthorized copy or imitation
• A living organism (originally a plant) produced asexually from a single ancestor, to which it is genetically identical.
• A group of identical cells derived from a single cell.
• A copy or imitation of something already existing, especially when designed to simulate it.
• A person who is exactly like or very similar to another person, in terms of looks or behavior.
• A Castro clone.

Verb

• make multiple identical copies of
  • "people can clone a sheep nowadays"
• To create a clone of.

Synonyms

clon, dead ringer, knockoff, ringer