egg
Noun
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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)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
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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 foodhas:
- 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 legumessame as: eggs -
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
Verb
- Throw eggs at (synset 201510900)
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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
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