egg

1. Animal reproductive body consisting of an ovum or embryo together with nutritive and protective envelopes;
   Especially the thin-shelled reproductive body laid by e.g. female birds (synset 101463098)
   is a type of: egg cell, ovum - the female reproductive cell; the female gamete
   subtypes:

   • nit - egg or young of an insect parasitic on mammals especially a sucking louse; often attached to a hair or item of clothing
   • spawn - the mass of eggs deposited by fish or amphibians or molluscs
   • roe - the eggs or egg-laden ovary of a fish
   • silkworm seed - eggs of a silkworm
   • roe - eggs of female fish
   has:

   • chalaza - one of two spiral bands of tissue connecting the egg yolk to the enclosing membrane at either end of the shell
   • vitellus, yolk - nutritive material of an ovum stored for the nutrition of an embryo (especially the yellow mass of a bird or reptile egg)
2. Oval reproductive body of a fowl (especially a hen) used as food (synset 107856780)
   is a type of: food product, foodstuff - a substance that can be used or prepared for use as food
   has:

   • albumen, egg white, ovalbumin, white - the white part of an egg; the nutritive and protective gelatinous substance surrounding the yolk consisting mainly of albumin dissolved in water
   • egg yolk, yolk - the yellow spherical part of an egg that is surrounded by the albumen
   • eggshell, shell - the exterior covering of a bird's egg
   substance holonym: protein - any of a large group of nitrogenous organic compounds that are essential constituents of living cells; consist of polymers of amino acids; essential in the diet of animals for growth and for repair of tissues; can be obtained from meat and eggs and milk and legumes
   same as: eggs
3. One of the two male reproductive glands that produce spermatozoa and secrete androgens (synset 105532266)
   "she kicked him in the balls and got away"
   is a type of:

   • gonad, sex gland - a gland in which gametes (sex cells) are produced
   • male reproductive gland - the reproductive organs of a man
   subtypes:

   • cobblers - a man's testicles (from Cockney rhyming slang: cobbler's awl rhymes with ball)
   • undescended testicle, undescended testis - a testis that fails to move into the scrotum as the male fetus develops
   has:

   • arteria testicularis, internal spermatic artery, testicular artery - a branch of the aorta supplying the testicles
   • testicular vein, vena testicularis - a vein from the testicles
   • seminiferous tubule - any of the numerous long convoluted tubules in the testis which are the sites where spermatozoa mature
   • epididymis - a convoluted tubule in each testis; carries sperm to vas deferens
   • rete testis - network of tubules carrying sperm from the seminiferous tubules to the vasa efferentia
   • ductus deferens, vas deferens - a duct that carries spermatozoa from the epididymis to the ejaculatory duct
   • spermatic cord - a structure resembling a cord that suspends the testis within the scrotum and contains the vas deferens and other vessels and nerves
   is a part of:

   • male reproductive system - the reproductive system of males
   • family jewels, male genital organ, male genitalia, male genitals - external male sex organs
   same as: ball, ballock, bollock, nut, orchis, testicle, testis

1. Throw eggs at (synset 201510900)
   is a type of: bombard, pelt - cast, hurl, or throw repeatedly with some missile
2. Coat with beaten egg (synset 201264055)
   "egg a schnitzel"
   referred to in: cookery, cooking, preparation - the act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat
   is a type of: coat, surface - put a coat on; cover the surface of; furnish with a surface

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