What is "egg" in English? Definition and Explanations

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What does egg mean in English? Meaning of egg definition and abbreviation with examples.

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What is "egg" in English? Definition and Explanations

Meaning of "egg": 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

Noun

  • Meaning: 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
  • Synonyms: egg
  • Hyponyms: nit roe silkworm seed spawn
  • Hypernyms: egg cell ovum
  • Part Holonyms: chalaza vitellus yolk
  • Meaning of "egg": throw eggs at

    Verb

  • Meaning: throw eggs at
  • Synonyms: egg
  • Hypernyms: bombard pelt
  • Meaning of "egg": oval reproductive body of a fowl (especially a hen) used as food

    Noun

  • Meaning: oval reproductive body of a fowl (especially a hen) used as food
  • Synonyms: egg eggs
  • Hypernyms: food product foodstuff
  • Part Holonyms: albumen egg white egg yolk eggshell ovalbumin shell white yolk
  • Substance Holonyms: protein
  • Meaning of "egg": coat with beaten egg

    Verb

  • Meaning: coat with beaten egg
  • Example: egg a schnitzel
  • Synonyms: egg
  • Hypernyms: coat surface
  • Meaning of "egg": one of the two male reproductive glands that produce spermatozoa and secrete androgens

    Noun

  • Meaning: one of the two male reproductive glands that produce spermatozoa and secrete androgens
  • Example: she kicked him in the balls and got away
  • Synonyms: ball ballock bollock egg nut orchis testicle testis
  • Hyponyms: cobblers undescended testicle undescended testis
  • Hypernyms: gonad male reproductive gland sex gland
  • Part Holonyms: arteria testicularis ductus deferens epididymis internal spermatic artery rete testis seminiferous tubule spermatic cord testicular artery testicular vein vas deferens vena testicularis
  • Synonyms:

    spawn, ovum, rudiment, germ, nucleus, bud, cackle, roe, oospore, cackleberry, yellow eye,

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