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Meanings of lay eggs in English

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Usage of lay eggs in English
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After all, what can she be expected to lay eggs out of?
The German Classics of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries, V...
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Yes, that is, they lay eggs; others are viviparous, producing their young alive.
Willis the Pilot : A Sequel to the Swiss Family Robinson / Or, A...
3
But an umbrella that could lay eggs would be a very jolly umbrella.
Cross Purposes and The Shadows
4
Long grass is really important for butterflies to lay eggs in.
The Guardian
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Her comb stood up, and she began again to lay eggs.'
The Magician
6
Female brush turkeys visit the males' mounds, lay eggs in them, and depart.
The Red Queen
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They'll deny next that hens lay eggs, or blight rots wheat.
Unknown to History: A Story of the Captivity of Mary of Scotland
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But then you would have to lay eggs,' Theodore pointed out.
The corfu trilogy
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What's the use of a hen if it doesn't lay eggs?
A Thousand Years of Good Prayers
10
Oh, and to look for a mite hookup and lay eggs.
Wired
11
You don't stop eating hens because they lay eggs, do you?
Across the Fruited Plain
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These nocturnal creatures lay eggs like reptiles and detect electrical fields like sharks.
Wired
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Female yellow dung flies go to fresh cowpats to mate and lay eggs.
Dr Tatiana's Sex Advice to All Creation
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They don't eat a lot but they lay eggs, Kavuma explains.
The Guardian
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The whale brings forth its young alive; while most fishes lay eggs or spawn.
Fighting the Whales
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The chances are that he would give it tusks and make it lay eggs.
Mark Twain's Speeches
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