egg case

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noun

Entomology. ootheca.

Entomology. egg sac.

Origin of egg case

First recorded in 1840–50

Words nearby egg case

egg and spoon race, egg apparatus, eggbeater, egg-binding, egg-bound, egg case, egg cell, egg cluster, egg coal, eggcorn, eggcrate

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Example sentences from the Web for egg case

The size of this egg-case depends on the size of the species, ranging from three to about eight inches in length.
A Guide to the Study of Fishes, Volume 1 (of 2)|David Starr Jordan
This egg-case is not wholly filled with eggs but has a considerable air-chamber in it, causing it to float.
Elementary Zoology, Second Edition|Vernon L. Kellogg
They remain for a short time after hatching in the egg-case, feeding on each other!
Elementary Zoology, Second Edition|Vernon L. Kellogg
How the cockroach deposits its egg-case; a study in insect behavior.
The Biotic Associations of Cockroaches|Louis M. Roth

One egg-case of a ray may sometimes contain several eggs and develop several young.
A Guide to the Study of Fishes, Volume 1 (of 2)|David Starr Jordan

Scientific definitions for egg case

egg case

A protective capsule of certain animals, such as insects and mollusks, that contains eggs.

See egg sac.

单词	egg case
释义	egg case SEE SYNONYMS FOR egg case ON THESAURUS.COM noun Entomology. ootheca. Entomology. egg sac. Origin of egg case First recorded in 1840–50 Words nearby egg case egg and spoon race, egg apparatus, eggbeater, egg-binding, egg-bound, egg case, egg cell, egg cluster, egg coal, eggcorn, eggcrate Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for egg case The size of this egg-case depends on the size of the species, ranging from three to about eight inches in length. A Guide to the Study of Fishes, Volume 1 (of 2)\|David Starr Jordan This egg-case is not wholly filled with eggs but has a considerable air-chamber in it, causing it to float. Elementary Zoology, Second Edition\|Vernon L. Kellogg They remain for a short time after hatching in the egg-case, feeding on each other! Elementary Zoology, Second Edition\|Vernon L. Kellogg How the cockroach deposits its egg-case; a study in insect behavior. The Biotic Associations of Cockroaches\|Louis M. Roth One egg-case of a ray may sometimes contain several eggs and develop several young. A Guide to the Study of Fishes, Volume 1 (of 2)\|David Starr Jordan Words related to egg case egg sac, ootheca Scientific definitions for egg case egg case A protective capsule of certain animals, such as insects and mollusks, that contains eggs. See egg sac. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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egg case

noun

Origin of egg case

Words nearby egg case

Example sentences from the Web for egg case

Words related to egg case

Scientific definitions for egg case