egg tooth

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egg tooth

noun egg teeth · eggtooth · egg-tooth

A small, sharp, cranial protuberance used by offspring to break or tear through the egg's surface during hatching.

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noun egg tooth

Português	dente de ovo
Français	diamant, dent de délivrance
Deutsch	Eizahn
Русский	яйцево́й зуб jajcevój zub
Tiếng Việt	răng trứng

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@misc{egg_tooth_2026,
  title = {egg tooth},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/egg%20tooth},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}