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1. fertilized_egg
noun. an animal organism in the early stages of growth and differentiation that in higher forms merge into fetal stages but in lower forms terminate in commencement of larval life.
3. egg-laying_mammal
noun. the most primitive mammals comprising the only extant members of the subclass Prototheria.
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5. egg-shaped
adjective. rounded like an egg.
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Etymology
- egg-shaped (English)
- egg (English)
- egge (Middle English (1100-1500))
- shaped (English)
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)