The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
egg-bird — eggˈ bird noun The sooty tern • • • Main Entry: ↑egg … Useful english dictionary
egg bird — noun : any of various sea birds whose eggs are used for food; especially : sooty tern * * * egg bird, any one of various sea birds, such as the sooty tern, whose eggs are used for food … Useful english dictionary
Egg (biology) — Bird eggs and others (click on image for key) … Wikipedia
Egg tossing (behavior) — Egg tossing is a behavior observed in some species of birds and is related to infanticide. The activity is performed so as to increase the chances that newly laid eggs which are genetically closer to the female receive a better chance of survival … Wikipedia
Egg in the basket — with a hat or lid This article is about the egg and toast dish. For the sausage dish, see Toad in the hole. Egg in the basket also known by many other names (see below) is an egg fried in a hole of a slice of bread.[1 … Wikipedia
egg — egg1 [eg] n. [ME < ON, replacing native ey < OE æg, akin to Ger ei (pl. eier), prob. < IE base * owjom , * ojom , of a bird (> L ovum, Gr ōion) < * awei , bird (> L avis)] 1. the oval or round body laid by a female bird, fish,… … English World dictionary
Bird anatomy — Bird anatomy, or the physiological structure of birds bodies, shows many unique adaptations, mostly aiding flight. Birds have evolved a light skeletal system and light but powerful musculature which, along with circulatory and respiratory systems … Wikipedia
Bird's Custard — (a brand name) is the original version of what is known generically as custard powder. It is a cornflour (US cornstarch) based powder which thickens to form a custard like sauce when mixed with milk and heated to a sufficient temperature. Bird s… … Wikipedia
Egg Harbor Township, New Jersey — Township Map of Egg Harbor Township in Atlantic County. Inset: Location of Atlantic County highlighted in the State of New Jersey … Wikipedia
Egg — ([e^]g), n. [OE., fr. Icel. egg; akin to AS. [ae]g (whence OE. ey), Sw. [ a]gg, Dan. [ae]g, G. & D. ei, and prob. to OSlav. aje, jaje, L. ovum, Gr. w,o n, Ir. ugh, Gael. ubh, and perh. to L. avis bird. Cf. {Oval}.] 1. (Popularly) The oval or… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
