Also means
Siamese twin
Usage Note
Siamois refers both to the elegant, talkative cat breed and, as an adjective, to anything relating to Siam (now Thailand). In the plural, frères siamois describes conjoined twins — a phrase that has passed into everyday French to mean any two inseparable people or things. The feminine form is siamoise.
Examples
"Mon siamois miaule toute la nuit."
Natural Translation
My Siamese cat meows all night.

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