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cleidoic egg

/ (klaɪˈdəʊɪk) /

noun

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 Origin for cleidoic egg

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

Words nearby cleidoic egg

cleido-, cleidocostal, cleidocranial, cleidocranial dysostosis, cleidoic, cleidoic egg, -cleisis, Cleisthenes, cleisto-, cleistocarp, cleistocarpous
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