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  • 61Egg bound — In farming and animal husbandry, the term egg bound refers to a condition in laying hens where a hen is unable to pass an egg that has formed. The egg may be stuck near the cloaca, or further inside. Egg binding is a reasonably common, and… …

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  • 62egg — I UK [eɡ] / US noun Word forms egg : singular egg plural eggs *** 1) a) [countable] the round object with a shell that a female bird produces and a baby bird develops in. The mother bird lays an egg, and later the egg hatches and the baby bird… …

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  • 63egg shell — chorion (an embryonic membrane, elaborated by the follicle cells, which encloses the egg. The eggs of truly viviparous fishes are non chorionated. Usually hardens on contact with the water; after fertilization the egg secretes fluid and shrinks… …

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  • 64egg — I [[t]ɛg[/t]] n. 1) dvl the roundish reproductive body produced by the female of certain animals, as birds and most reptiles, consisting of an ovum and its envelope of albumen, jelly, membranes, egg case, or shell, according to species 2) dvl… …

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  • 65egg — I. /ɛg / (say eg) noun 1. the roundish reproductive body produced by the female of animals, consisting of the female reproductive cell and its envelopes. The envelopes may be albumen jelly, membranes, egg case, or shell, according to species. 2.… …

  • 66Egg carton — An egg carton is a carton designed for carrying and transporting whole eggs. These cartons have a dimpled form in which each dimple accommodates an individual egg and isolates that egg from eggs in adjacent dimples. This structure helps protect… …

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  • 67egg — noun 1 of birds/as food ADJECTIVE ▪ fresh ▪ bad, rotten ▪ free range, organic ▪ chicken, duck …

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  • 68egg — egg1 [ eg ] noun *** 1. ) count the round object with a shell that a female bird produces and a baby bird develops in. The mother bird lays an egg, and later the egg hatches and the baby bird comes out: a hen s/pigeon s/sparrow s egg an ostrich… …

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  • 69shell — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 on eggs/nuts/some animals ADJECTIVE ▪ empty, hard, outer, protective, thick ▪ She had built up a protective shell around herself. (figurative) ▪ …

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  • 70shell — shell1 W3 [ʃel] n [: Old English; Origin: sciell] 1.) a) the hard outer part that covers and protects an egg, nut, or seed ▪ Never buy eggs with cracked shells. ▪ peanuts roasted in their shells b) the hard protective covering of an animal such… …

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