Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A hard point or process on the beak or snout of the embryo of an oviparous animal, as a bird or reptile, by means of which the rupture or breakage of the egg-shell may be facilitated.

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Examples

  • It's real name is an egg-tooth, but I am darned if I can remember ever blogging about it.

    So, what brought you here? Or: More Weird Stuff. Glenda Larke 2008

  • It's real name is an egg-tooth, but I am darned if I can remember ever blogging about it.

    Archive 2008-01-01 Glenda Larke 2008

  • The egg-tooth, a hard little knob between the nostrils on top of the nose, like a flattened cone, was clearly visible.

    Joust Lackey, Mercedes 2003

  • The chicks escape their snowy white casing with the aid of an egg-tooth.

    CreationWiki - Recent changes [en] Grace Lackey 2010

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