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   egg

   /eɡ/

   noun

   • 1. an oval or round object laid by a female bird, reptile, fish, or invertebrate, usually containing a developing embryo. The eggs of birds are enclosed in a chalky shell, while those of reptiles are in a leathery membrane.
   • ▪ an infertile egg, typically of the domestic hen, used for food: "scrambled eggs"
   • ▪ a thing resembling a bird's egg in shape: "chocolate eggs"
   • ▪ a decorative oval molding, used alternately with triangular figures.
   • 2. the female reproductive cell in animals and plants; an ovum.
   • 3. a person possessing a specified quality: informal, dated "she was a good egg"

   Word Origin Middle English (superseding earlier ey, from Old English ǣg): from Old Norse.

   Derivatives

   • 1. eggless adjective

   Scrabble Points: 5

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   • G

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   • G

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