egg

egg

noun \ˈeg, ˈāg\

Definition of EGG

1

: the hard-shelled reproductive body produced by a bird and especially by the common domestic chicken (Gallus gallus)

2

: an animal reproductive body consisting of an ovum together with its nutritive and protective envelopes and having the capacity to develop into a new individual capable of independent existence

3

: ovum

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