egg
has definitions from the fields of biology,zoology,anatomy,sexuality,food
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[ noun ] (biology,zoology) 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
Used in print (Successful Farming, 59:12...)Reduces losses from stomach , hookworm , and nodular worms by interfering with reproduction of the female worm by reducing the number of eggs laid and essentially rendering all laid eggs sterile . Reduces losses from stomach , hookworm , and nodular worms by interfering with reproduction of the female worm by reducing the number of eggs laid and essentially rendering all laid eggs sterile . |
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[ noun ] (food) oval reproductive body of a fowl (especially a hen) used as food
Synonyms Used in print (Mignon G. Eberhart, The Cup, the Blade...)She doled_out what Glendora vaguely guessed were the right amounts of dried peas , eggs , cornmeal , a little salt . |
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[ verb ] throw eggs at
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[ noun ] (anatomy,zoology,sexuality) one of the two male reproductive glands that produce spermatozoa and secrete androgens
Examples "she kicked him in the balls and got away" |
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