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Egg-producing   /ɛg-prədˈusɪŋ/   Listen
Egg-producing

adjective
1.
Capable of producing eggs and bearing offspring.  Synonym: young-bearing.





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"Egg-producing" Quotes from Famous Books



... FECUNDITY OF FISHES has been the wonder of every natural philosopher whose attention has been attracted to the subject. They are in general oviparous, or egg-producing; but there are a few, such as the eel and the blenny, which are viviparous, or produce their young alive. The males have the milt and the females the roe; but some individuals, as the sturgeon and the cod ...
— The Book of Household Management • Mrs. Isabella Beeton


Words linked to "Egg-producing" :   young-bearing, female


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