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
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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
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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
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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
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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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