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hatching
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[ noun ] (biology) the production of young from an egg
Synonyms Used in print (Clifford H. Pope, The Giant Snakes....)The range is from 14 to 25 inches ; the former figure is based on a somewhat unusual birth of four by a Central_American female ( see chapter on Laying , Brooding , Hatching , and Birth ) , the latter on a `` normal '' newly born individual . (E. Lucas Myers, "The Vindication of Dr. Nestor,"...)`` But tell me , doctor , where do you plan to conduct the hatching '' ? But after the doctor 's return that night Alex could see , from the high window in his own room , the now familiar figure crouched on a truly impressive heap of towels , apparently giving its egg hatching powers one final chance before it was replaced in its office by a sure-enough hen . Related terms |
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