unhatched
Britishadjective
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(of an egg) not having broken to release the fully developed young
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(of a bird, snake, etc) not having emerged from the egg
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(of a plan, mission, etc) not having been fully developed or carried out
Example Sentences
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A total of 20 nests holding more than 60 unhatched eggs and chicks were found on the failing tree inside Burton Chace Park.
From Los Angeles Times
When Polkinghorne went out to check on her incubated emu eggs after the spring storm caused a power outage, she thought all the unhatched chicks were goners.
From Seattle Times
It’s hard to say whether this individual cat was more adventurous than the average bobcat, but it suggests one potential way the python’s proliferation could be limited — by other animals eating their unhatched young.
From New York Times
Mr. P moved “DC8 away from DC9′s unhatched egg and the female would periodically move it back,” according to Greeley.
From Washington Post
They schedule its care, using dormitory lamps to warm the unhatched gosling, which James names Crookshanks.
From New York Times
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