egg case

noun

: a protective case enclosing eggs : ootheca

called also egg capsule

Examples of egg case in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Perhaps their most striking difference is their egg cases, or the silk bag female spiders wrap their eggs in. Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 7 Aug. 2024 For a moment last year, those promises no longer seemed to hold up: The egg case at my local supermarket in New York City was stripped bare. Yasmin Tayag, The Atlantic, 11 July 2024 To detect live or dead cockroaches—which often hide in dark, secluded spaces—look for dark smears and egg cases. Nafeesah Allen, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 July 2024 Researchers believe the locusts' delicate egg cases could not withstand plowing and the grazing of cattle and other animals as settlers worked their way West. Elizabeth Weise, USA TODAY, 31 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for egg case 

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Word History

First Known Use

1847, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of egg case was in 1847

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“Egg case.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/egg%20case. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.

Kids Definition

egg case

noun
: a case that encloses and protects eggs (as of an insect)
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