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cleidoic egg

/ klaɪˈdəʊɪk /

noun

  1. the egg of birds and insects, which is enclosed in a protective shell limiting the exchange of water, gases, etc


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Word History and Origins

Origin of cleidoic egg1

C20: from Greek kleidoun to lock up, from kleid-, kleis key

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