egg sac
noun
a silken case or capsule containing eggs of a female spider.
Nearby words
egg membrane, egg on, egg on one's face, have, egg roll, egg rolling, egg sac, egg slice, egg spoon, egg stone, egg timer, egg tooth
Also called egg case.
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Examples from the Web for egg sac
One of the running spiders (Dolomedes) carries her egg-sac with her mandibles until the young are ready to emerge.
Cornell Nature-Study Leaflets|VariousThese eggs hatch early in the winter; but no spiders emerge from the egg-sac until the following spring.
Cornell Nature-Study Leaflets|VariousIn a spider's egg-sac the young after hatching do not immediately leave the sac, but remain in it for several days.
Elementary Zoology, Second Edition|Vernon L. KelloggIn the specimen figured, the egg-sac was concealed in the upper part of the web.
Cornell Nature-Study Leaflets|Various
Science definitions for egg sac
egg sac
The silken pouch in which many spiders deposit their eggs. Also called egg case
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