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Eggs

Meanings and phrases

eggs

Pronunciation American British Australian Indian
n.
  1. oval reproductive body of a fowl (especially a hen) used as food; egg

bacon and eggs

Pronunciation American British Australian Indian
n.
  1. eggs (fried or scrambled) served with bacon
  2. European forage plant having claw-shaped pods introduced in America; bird's foot trefoil; bird's foot clover; babies' slippers; Lotus corniculatus

cock 's eggs

Pronunciation American British Australian Indian
n.
  1. weedy vine of Argentina having solitary white flowers followed by egg-shaped white or yellow fruit; Salpichroa organifolia; Salpichroa rhomboidea

eggs Benedict

Pronunciation American British Australian Indian
n.
  1. toasted English muffin topped with ham and a poached egg (or an oyster) and hollandaise sauce

ham and eggs

Pronunciation American British Australian Indian
n.
  1. eggs (scrambled or fried) served with ham

scrambled eggs

Pronunciation American British Australian Indian
n.
  1. eggs beaten and cooked to a soft firm consistency while stirring

eggs are laid

Pronunciation American British Australian Indian
E.g.
  • The eggs are laid by the adult worm in the bronchi.
  • White eggs are laid at the base of flax plants.
  • The farther north, the later the eggs are laid.

lay eggs

Pronunciation American British Australian Indian
E.g.
  • The cells below the false cells are used to lay eggs.
  • Females lay eggs in masses on the undersides of leaves.
  • Fruit flies lay eggs in response to environmental cycles.

lay their eggs

Pronunciation American British Australian Indian
E.g.
  • These wasps lay their eggs amongst the eggs of "L.
  • Mantella ebenaui lay their eggs on land near the water.
  • Females lay their eggs about one to two months after mating.

eggs hatch

Pronunciation American British Australian Indian
E.g.
  • The eggs hatch in late May after overwintering.
  • The eggs hatch by rainfall and irrigation.
  • After the eggs hatch they develop into a planktonic larvae.

white eggs

Pronunciation American British Australian Indian
E.g.
  • Five or six white eggs are incubated for 18 days.
  • It lays three white eggs between March and July.
  • Females lay white eggs similar to a rugby ball.

laying eggs

Pronunciation American British Australian Indian
E.g.
  • They also breed in the fungi, laying eggs in the hyphae.
  • The Gramapriya starts laying eggs at an age of 175 days.
  • This species reproduced by laying eggs.

eggs per

Pronunciation American British Australian Indian
E.g.
  • Hens produce 160 eggs per year of 55–60 g weight.
  • Females usually deposit 10 to 15 eggs per clutch.
  • They can produce between 5,000 and 10,000 eggs per day.

lays eggs

Pronunciation American British Australian Indian
E.g.
  • The female lays eggs in dead or dying plant tissue only.
  • It mates and lays eggs in the late summer and early fall.
  • The pouched frog ("Assa darlingtoni") lays eggs on the ground.

eggs laid

Pronunciation American British Australian Indian
E.g.
  • From the eggs laid one year may develop adults in the same year or in the spring of the following year.
  • Larvae hatching from eggs laid on other plants are able to wander significant distances to find the host plant.
  • His three sons, "Batara Guru", "Mangalabulan" and "Soripada" were born from eggs laid by a hen fertilized by "Mula Jadi".

number of eggs

Pronunciation American British Australian Indian
E.g.
  • The number of eggs varies with the species.
  • The number of eggs varies and depends partially on the size of the female.
  • The number of eggs the female produces varies depending on the size of the seahorse.

fertilized eggs

Pronunciation American British Australian Indian
E.g.
  • Gonozooids act as brood chambers for fertilized eggs.
  • Towards the end of her life, the queen reverts to laying fertilized eggs.
  • Females are diploid, meaning that they have 2n chromosomes and develop from fertilized eggs.
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