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Easter Egger

Easter Egger noun: any chicken that possesses the gene for laying blue eggs without fully meeting any official breed description.

Noun

Easter Egger (plural Easter Eggers)

  1. (US) Any chicken that possesses the gene for laying blue eggs without fully meeting any official breed description.

Forms of Easter Egger

pluralEaster Eggers

Origin of Easter Egger

From Easter egg + -er, likening the blue shells to the colourful wrapping of chocolate Easter eggs.

Questions about Easter Egger

What does Easter Egger mean?
Easter Egger means any chicken that possesses the gene for laying blue eggs without fully meeting any official breed description.
What part of speech is Easter Egger?
Easter Egger is a noun.
What is the plural of Easter Egger?
The plural of Easter Egger is Easter Eggers.

Words near Easter Egger in the dictionary

  1. Easter egg
  2. Easter egg hunt
  3. Easter egg hunts
  4. Easter egg roll
  5. Easter egg rolls
  6. Easter Egger
  7. Easter Eggers
  8. Easter eggs
  9. Easter Even
  10. Easter flower
  11. Easter flowers

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