noun

clone

Translation

clone, to clone

Dolly the sheep was a famous clone.

This new phone is just a clone of the old one.

Scientists can now clone animals.

a ((clone)) of (sth.) a copy of (sth.) This car is a clone of a more expensive model.

to ((clone)) (sth.) to make a copy of (sth.) They plan to clone the champion racehorse.

copy, duplicate, replica, imitation

From the Greek word 'klōn', which means 'twig'. This is because a new plant can be grown from a twig.

Think of a 'colony' of identical things, which sounds similar.