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 • Mar. 24, 2025
Mr. P moved “DC8 away from DC9′s unhatched egg and the female would periodically move it back,” according to Greeley.
From Washington Post • Mar. 28, 2022
For now, the unhatched eaglets are called NE26 and NE27.
From Fox News • Jan. 19, 2022
Options could include passing a village law against feeding the geese; hiring trained dogs to scare them off; and putting corn oil on unhatched eggs to prevent them from hatching, DEC official Kelly Hamilton said.
From Seattle Times • Aug. 12, 2018
"There is a proverbial saying chiefly concerned with warning against too closely calculating the numerical value of unhatched chicks," pointed out Quintus.
From "Stardust" by Neil Gaiman
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