egg
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/eɡ/
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A round object with a shell that comes from birds and other animals, containing a baby animal inside.
The bird lays an egg in its nest.
A chicken egg used as food.
I eat an egg for breakfast every morning.
A cell from a female that can grow into a baby when combined with a male cell.
The doctor explained how an egg develops into a baby.