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egg

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Main Entry: egg
Pronunciation: primarystresseg, primarystressamacrg
Function: noun
1 : the hard-shelled reproductive body produced by a bird and especially by the common domestic chicken (Gallus gallus)
2 : an animal reproductive body consisting of an ovum together with its nutritive and protective envelopes and having the capacity to develop into a new individual capable of independent existence
3 : OVUM
[egg illustration]
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