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Meanings of incubate eggs in English

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Usage of incubate eggs in English
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They've been used to incubate eggs.
Book of lost threads
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Females then incubate eggs and raise chicks on their own nearby, although they chase the male away if he comes too close.
Radio NZ
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Nests are their only clutter and the necessity to incubate eggs their only anchor; both are temporary ties to the fabric of the planet.
The Guardian
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Rian, 30, who works for a chicken farm that uses coal to incubate eggs and to keep day-old-chicks warm, is one of Karnadi's regular customers.
Reuters
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One nest contained four fresh eggs, the other three partially- incubated eggs.
The Nests and Eggs of Indian Birds, Volume 1
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Stefan Christmann caught this picture of male birds incubating eggs at their feet.
Radio NZ
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Some tended to fluffy black chicks while others incubated eggs.
BBC
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On the 5th May two more nests containing four fresh and four incubated eggs respectively.
The Nests and Eggs of Indian Birds, Volume 1
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On the 11th of May I caught a female on her nest, containing four well- incubated eggs.
The Nests and Eggs of Indian Birds, Volume 1
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It was of loose construction, made of twigs and fibres, and contained five partially incubated eggs.
The Nests and Eggs of Indian Birds, Volume 1
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These egg-timer transmitters are now used for female kākāpō, to show when they are incubating eggs.
Radio NZ
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The eggs are usually three in number, but occasionally only two well incubated eggs may be found.
The Nests and Eggs of Indian Birds, Volume 1
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I have never found more, but on several occasions as few as two and three well- incubated eggs.
The Nests and Eggs of Indian Birds, Volume 1
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Three more nests, 4th May, containing three incubated eggs, three fresh eggs, and three young birds respectively.
The Nests and Eggs of Indian Birds, Volume 1
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31st March: Another nest containing four slightly incubated eggs.
The Nests and Eggs of Indian Birds, Volume 1
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So in that sense I think people can really make some differences.The male jawfish is incubating eggs in its mouth.
Wired
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