egg

🇺🇸 /eɡ/ 🇬🇧 /eɡ/
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noun
A1

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.

A1

A chicken egg used as food.

I eat an egg for breakfast every morning.

R

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.

translation

n. A round object with a shell that comes from birds and other animals, containing a baby animal inside.; A chicken egg used as food.; A cell from a female that can grow into a baby when combined with a male cell.

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Plural eggs