An imperfect or unproductive egg, esp. one with a soft shell, such as may be laid by hens and other domestic birds.
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| 释义 | the world > life > biology > biological processes > procreation or reproduction > reproductive substances or cells > [noun] > ovum or ootid > types of ovum (7) wind-egg1398 An imperfect or unproductive egg, esp. one with a soft shell, such as may be laid by hens and other domestic birds. water egg1577 an unfertilized egg; cf. wind-egg, n. a. hypenemy1668 A wind-egg. wormseed1733 The eggs of the silkworm moth. Cf. seed, n. 6a. pseudovum1858 An ovum that can develop without fertilization, as produced by some aphids and gall midges. unfertile1891 n. An unfertile egg. Subcategories:— state of being (1) |
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