Main Entry: egg

Pronunciation: \ˈeg, ˈāg\

Function: noun

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

[egg illustration]

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