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Noun: bilateral symmetry  bI'la-tu-rul 'si-mi-tree
  1. The property of being symmetrical about a vertical plane
    "The bilateral symmetry of the human body is evident in our external features";
    - bilaterality, bilateralism

Type of: balance, correspondence, symmetricalness, symmetry

Encyclopedia: Bilateral symmetry