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afteregg

afteregg noun: a meroblastic egg, ovum, or ovule which has acquired its store of foodyolk, or been otherwise modified from its original primitive condition as an egg-cell or protovum.

Noun

afteregg (plural aftereggs)

  1. A meroblastic egg, ovum, or ovule which has acquired its store of foodyolk, or been otherwise modified from its original primitive condition as an egg-cell or protovum
    Synonyms:
    metovum, deutovum

Synonyms of afteregg

Forms of afteregg

pluralaftereggs
alternative formafter-egg

Origin of afteregg

From after- + egg.

Questions about afteregg

What does afteregg mean?
Afteregg means a meroblastic egg, ovum, or ovule which has acquired its store of foodyolk, or been otherwise modified from its original primitive condition as an egg-cell or protovum.
What part of speech is afteregg?
Afteregg is a noun.
What is the plural of afteregg?
The plural of afteregg is aftereggs.

Words near afteregg in the dictionary

  1. afterdischarges
  2. afterdrop
  3. afterdrops
  4. aftereffect
  5. aftereffects
  6. afteregg
  7. aftereggs
  8. afterevent
  9. afterevents
  10. afterfeast
  11. afterfeasts

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