egg-shaped
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of egg-shaped
First recorded in 1760–70
Example Sentences
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The Moon does not orbit the earth in a perfect circle but has more of an egg-shaped, elliptical orbit.
From BBC
ChoViva is now present in roughly 35 different retail products, mostly on the market in Germany and France – though it also appears in mini egg-shaped sweets sold by Aldi in the UK.
From BBC
Could this egg-shaped structure be what the future home of Indian astronauts in space looks like?
From BBC
"We discovered an egg-shaped cocoon closely surrounding the star," says Ohnaka, the lead author of a study reporting the observations published today in Astronomy & Astrophysics.
From Science Daily
The egg-shaped toy housing a virtual pet was one of the biggest crazes of the 1990s.
From BBC
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