egg tooth

Noun

Meaning

egg tooth (plural egg teeth)

(zoology) A small, sharp, cranial protuberance used by offspring to break or tear through the egg's surface during hatching.

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Synonyms

oo

Examples

The chick begins by "pipping"; pecking a breathing hole with its egg tooth towards the blunt end of the egg, usually on the upper side. Source: Internet

Hatching is an exhausting effort for the neonates, which break out of their eggshells with an egg tooth that falls off soon after. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

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