单词 | seed egg |
释义 | > as lemmasseed egg seed egg n. †(a) (in the ovary of a bird) a follicle (obsolete rare); (b) a fertilized egg, esp. as used for breeding. ΚΠ 1678 J. Ray tr. F. Willughby Ornithol. i. 10 We our selves have found in Birds that breed only once, or at most but twice in a year, a lump of seed-eggs (as I may call them) enough to serve them for many years productions. 1835 A. Ure Philos. Manuf. 235 Under favourable circumstances, one ounce of seed eggs will produce eighty pounds of cocoons, and even more. 1912 How to Raise Chicks (Amer. Poultry Jrnl.) i. 11 Without good seed eggs you cannot get good chicks. 2004 J. Ridgeway It's All for Sale 95 Caterpillars hatched from one ounce of seed eggs consume about one ton of ripe leaves. < as lemmas |
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