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1. egg-shaped
adjective. rounded like an egg.
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Etymology
- egg-shaped (English)
- egg (English)
- egge (Middle English (1100-1500))
- shaped (English)
3. wedge-shaped
adjective. (of a leaf shape) narrowly triangular, wider at the apex and tapering toward the base.
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4. egg-laying_mammal
noun. the most primitive mammals comprising the only extant members of the subclass Prototheria.
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5. shaped
adjective. ['ˈʃeɪpt'] shaped to fit by or as if by altering the contours of a pliable mass (as by work or effort).
6. egg
noun. ['ˈɛg'] animal reproductive body consisting of an ovum or embryo together with nutritive and protective envelopes; especially the thin-shelled reproductive body laid by e.g. female birds.
Etymology
- egg (English)
- egge (Middle English (1100-1500))
- ecg (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
- eggja (Old Norse)
7. egg
noun. ['ˈɛg'] oval reproductive body of a fowl (especially a hen) used as food.
Etymology
- egg (English)
- egge (Middle English (1100-1500))
- ecg (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
- eggja (Old Norse)
8. egg
noun. ['ˈɛg'] one of the two male reproductive glands that produce spermatozoa and secrete androgens.
Etymology
- egg (English)
- egge (Middle English (1100-1500))
- ecg (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
- eggja (Old Norse)