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egg-eater

egg-eater noun: any of various snakes of the genus Dasypeltis, which feed exclusively on eggs.

Noun

egg-eater (plural egg-eaters)

  1. Any of various snakes of the genus Dasypeltis, which feed exclusively on eggs.

Forms of egg-eater

pluralegg-eaters

Questions about egg-eater

What does egg-eater mean?
Egg-eater means any of various snakes of the genus Dasypeltis, which feed exclusively on eggs.
What part of speech is egg-eater?
Egg-eater is a noun.
What is the plural of egg-eater?
The plural of egg-eater is egg-eaters.

Words near egg-eater in the dictionary

  1. egg-cozy
  2. egg-crate
  3. egg-crated
  4. egg-crates
  5. egg-crating
  6. egg-eater
  7. egg-eaters
  8. egg-hot
  9. egg-in-a-basket
  10. egg-in-a-hole
  11. egg-in-the-basket

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