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Meanings of egg in English

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One of the two male reproductive glands that produce spermatozoa and secrete androgens.

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Chair designed by Arne Jacobsen.

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Animal egg eaten as food.

egg as foodeggs
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food ingredient
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Organic vessel in which an embryo first begins to develop.

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development stage of animal organism form
Usage of egg in English
1
Result: a fertilized egg with healthy mitochondria and its parents' nuclear DNA.
Reuters
2
It's difficult to know which comes first in this particular chicken–or-egg scenario.
The Irish Times
3
Those health risks exist regardless of how harvested eggs are ultimately used.
Wired
4
Worms, eggs, bacteria and disease often come free with your family pet.
The Irish Times
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Noun
Used in
South Africa · New Zealand · United Kingdom
Most used in
1850
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The egg is the organic vessel containing the zygote in which an embryo develops until it can survive on its own, at which point the animal h... See more Even more