cleidoic egg

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cleidoic egg [klaɪˈdəʊɪk]

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) the egg of birds and insects, which is enclosed in a protective shell limiting the exchange of water, gases, etc.

[from Greek kleidoun to lock up, from kleid-, kleis key]

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