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dead-in-shell

dead-in-shell adjective: that has partially developed but died without hatching.

Adjective

dead-in-shell (not comparable)

  1. That has partially developed but died without hatching.

Questions about dead-in-shell

What does dead-in-shell mean?
Dead-in-shell means that has partially developed but died without hatching.
What part of speech is dead-in-shell?
Dead-in-shell is an adjective.

Words near dead-in-shell in the dictionary

  1. dead-handed
  2. dead-handedness
  3. dead-hearted
  4. dead-heartedly
  5. dead-heartedness
  6. dead-in-shell
  7. dead-leg
  8. dead-legs
  9. dead-lift
  10. dead-light
  11. dead-lights

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