Look up: egg

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   egg
   (1) A large gamete without flagellae that is fertilized by a sperm cell. An egg cell is also called an ovum. (2) A complex multicellular structure in which an animal embryo develops.
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   Egg
   Some animals hatch from eggs. Fossilized eggs from some prehistoric animals have been found.
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   Egg
   An egg is a body specially developed in the females of animals which when impregnated by a male sperm develops into the young of the animal.
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   Egg
   Most eggs come from hens, but duck, goose, and quail eggs are available too. Eggs should be refrigerated in the original container, large end up. Because the yolk is high in cholesterol, imitation eggs come from egg whites and additives.
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   Egg
   A female gamete. In nematodes, the first stage of the life cycle containing a zygote or a larva.
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   egg
   [n] - oval reproductive body of a fowl (especially a hen) used as food 2. [n] - animal reproductive body consisting of an ovum or embryo together with nutritive and protective envelopes 3. [v] - throw eggs at 4. [v] - coat with beaten egg
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   egg
   An egg or ovum is a female reproductive cell produced by the ovaries. After fertisation by a sperm (a male reproductive cell), the two cells fuse together to form a single cell, from which an embryo develops.
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   Egg
   Egg: Ovum (plural: ova).
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   egg
   in the case of aromatized wine to which the yolk of hen`s eggs or extracts thereof have been added and which has a sugar content of more than 200 grams per litre Category: agriculture, fisheries, forestry - food processing industries • the -- of the silkworm, which are also called silk seeds, are minute. Category: agriculture, fisheries, forestry - food processing industries
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    Egg
    Egg noun [ Middle English , from Icelandic egg ; akin to Anglo-Saxon æg (whence Middle English ey ), Swedish ägg , Danish æg , G. & Dutch ei , and probably to OSlav. aje , jaje , Latin ovum , Greek 'w,o`n , Ir. ugh , Gael. ubh , and perhaps to Latin avis bird. Confer Oval .] 1. ( ...
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    Egg
    Egg transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Egged ; present participle & verbal noun Egging .] [ Middle English eggen , Icelandic eggja , from egg edge. ....... See Edge .] To urge on; to instigate; to incite... « Adam and Eve he egged to ill.» Piers Plowman. « [ S ...
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    egg
    A structure which the females of certain animal species lay as a means of reproduction, it contains a fertilized zygote and nutrition in the form of yolk for the developing offspring, sometimes contains other substances (e.g., the white of a hen's egg), sometimes surrounded by a protective outer shell. ... (09 Oct 1997) ...
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    eggs noun oval reproductive body of a fowl (especially a hen) used as food
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    noun 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
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    verb coat with beaten egg; `egg a schnitzel`
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    egg
    (eg) ovum.
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    Egg
    • (n.) A simple cell, from the development of which the young of animals are formed; ovum; germ cell. • (n.) The oval or roundish body laid by domestic poultry and other birds, tortoises, etc. It consists of a yolk, usually surrounded by the `white` or albumen, and inclosed in a shell or strong membrane. • (n.) Anything resembling an...
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    egg
    in biology, the female sex cell, or gamete. In botany the egg is sometimes called a macrogamete. In zoology the Latin term for egg, ovum, is ... [48 related articles]
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    egg
    the content of the hard-shelled reproductive body produced by a bird, considered as food.[9 related articles]
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    The female sexual cell, or gamete; after fertilization and fusion of the pronuclei it is a zygote and no longer an egg. In reptiles and birds, the egg is provided with a protective shell, membranes, albumin, and yolk for the nourishment of the embryo. See Also: oocyte, ovum [A.S. aeg]
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    Specifically, a chicken's egg and its mathematical equivalent. Eggs are often described as being oval in shape, which is effectively tautological since 'oval' comes from the Latin ovus for 'egg.' Strictly speaking, an oval is a flat two-dimensional curve, so it is more accurate to say that an egg is...
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    Egg
    A female reproductive cell that is produced by the ovaries and released during ovulation. The egg is about the size of a grain of sand and is the largest cell in the human body. During conception, the egg will become fertilized by sperm cells. The egg is responsible for supplying the maternal genetic material to the zygote at the point of ferti...
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    egg: see ovum.
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