noun
animal reproductive body consisting of an ovum or embryo together with nutritive and protective envelopes
Examples
- especially the thin-shelled reproductive body laid by e.g. female birds
noun
oval reproductive body of a fowl (especially a hen) used as food
Synonyms
noun
one of the two male reproductive glands that produce spermatozoa and secrete androgens
Synonyms
Examples
- she kicked him in the balls and got away
verb
coat with beaten egg
Examples
- egg a schnitzel