Definition of egg

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Egg (n.) A simple cell, from the development of which the young of animals are formed; ovum; germ cell..

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Bowl-legged :: Bowl-legged (a.) Having crooked legs, esp. with the knees bent outward..
Ovarious :: Ovarious (a.) Consisting of eggs; as, ovarious food..
Vitelline :: Vitelline (a.) Of or pertaining to the yolk of eggs; as, the vitelline membrane, a smooth, transparent membrane surrounding the vitellus..
Sea Grape :: Sea grape () The clusters of gelatinous egg capsules of a squid (Loligo).
Glair :: Glair (v. t.) To smear with the white of an egg.
Legge :: Legge (v. t.) To lighten; to allay.
Beggarhood :: Beggarhood (n.) The condition of being a beggar; also, the class of beggars..
Beggar :: Beggar (v. t.) To reduce to beggary; to impoverish; as, he had beggared himself..
Caird :: Caird (n.) A traveling tinker; also a tramp or sturdy beggar.
Albugineous :: Albugineous (a.) Of the nature of, or resembling, the white of the eye, or of an egg; albuminous; -- a term applied to textures, humors, etc., which are perfectly white..
Sawfly :: Sawfly (n.) Any one of numerous species of hymenopterous insects belonging to the family Tenthredinidae. The female usually has an ovipositor containing a pair of sawlike organs with which she makes incisions in the leaves or stems of plants in which to lay the eggs. The larvae resemble those of Lepidoptera.
Redshank :: Redshank (n.) A bare-legged person; -- a contemptuous appellation formerly given to the Scotch Highlanders, in allusion to their bare legs..
Tattler :: Tattler (n.) Any one of several species of large, long-legged sandpipers belonging to the genus Totanus..
Eggery :: Eggery (n.) A place where eggs are deposited (as by sea birds) or kept; a nest of eggs.
Wader :: Wader (n.) Any long-legged bird that wades in the water in search of food, especially any species of limicoline or grallatorial birds; -- called also wading bird. See Illust. g, under Aves..
Paschal :: Paschal (a.) Of or pertaining to the passover, or to Easter; as, a paschal lamb; paschal eggs..
Tansy :: Tansy (n.) A dish common in the seventeenth century, made of eggs, sugar, rose water, cream, and the juice of herbs, baked with butter in a shallow dish..
Segge :: Segge (n.) The hedge sparrow.
Teguexin :: Teguexin (n.) A large South American lizard (Tejus teguexin). It becomes three or four feet long, and is blackish above, marked with yellowish spots of various sizes. It feeds upon fruits, insects, reptiles, young birds, and birds' eggs. The closely allied species Tejus rufescens is called red teguexin..
Egging :: Egging (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Eg.
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