| egg | | |
| n. (animal) | 1. egg | animal reproductive body consisting of an ovum or embryo together with nutritive and protective envelopes; especially the thin-shelled reproductive body laid by e.g. female birds. |
| ~ chalaza | one of two spiral bands of tissue connecting the egg yolk to the enclosing membrane at either end of the shell. |
| ~ nit | egg or young of an insect parasitic on mammals especially a sucking louse; often attached to a hair or item of clothing. |
| ~ spawn | the mass of eggs deposited by fish or amphibians or molluscs. |
| ~ roe | the eggs or egg-laden ovary of a fish. |
| ~ silkworm seed | eggs of a silkworm. |
| ~ vitellus, yolk | nutritive material of an ovum stored for the nutrition of an embryo (especially the yellow mass of a bird or reptile egg). |
| ~ roe | eggs of female fish. |
| ~ egg cell, ovum | the female reproductive cell; the female gamete. |
| n. (food) | 2. egg, eggs | oval reproductive body of a fowl (especially a hen) used as food. |
| ~ food product, foodstuff | a substance that can be used or prepared for use as food. |
| ~ egg white, ovalbumin, albumen, white | the white part of an egg; the nutritive and protective gelatinous substance surrounding the yolk consisting mainly of albumin dissolved in water.; "she separated the whites from the yolks of several eggs" |
| ~ egg yolk, yolk | the yellow spherical part of an egg that is surrounded by the albumen. |
| ~ eggshell, shell | the exterior covering of a bird's egg. |
| ~ protein | any of a large group of nitrogenous organic compounds that are essential constituents of living cells; consist of polymers of amino acids; essential in the diet of animals for growth and for repair of tissues; can be obtained from meat and eggs and milk and legumes.; "a diet high in protein" |
| n. (body) | 3. ball, ballock, bollock, egg, nut, orchis, testicle, testis | one of the two male reproductive glands that produce spermatozoa and secrete androgens.; "she kicked him in the balls and got away" |
| ~ arteria testicularis, internal spermatic artery, testicular artery | a branch of the aorta supplying the testicles. |
| ~ testicular vein, vena testicularis | a vein from the testicles. |
| ~ male reproductive system | the reproductive system of males. |
| ~ family jewels, male genital organ, male genitalia, male genitals | external male sex organs. |
| ~ seminiferous tubule | any of the numerous long convoluted tubules in the testis which are the sites where spermatozoa mature. |
| ~ gonad, sex gland | a gland in which gametes (sex cells) are produced. |
| ~ cobblers | a man's testicles (from Cockney rhyming slang: cobbler's awl rhymes with ball). |
| ~ male reproductive gland | the reproductive organs of a man. |
| ~ undescended testicle, undescended testis | a testis that fails to move into the scrotum as the male fetus develops.; "undescended testicles have an increased risk for cancer" |
| ~ epididymis | a convoluted tubule in each testis; carries sperm to vas deferens. |
| ~ rete testis | network of tubules carrying sperm from the seminiferous tubules to the vasa efferentia. |
| ~ ductus deferens, vas deferens | a duct that carries spermatozoa from the epididymis to the ejaculatory duct. |
| ~ spermatic cord | a structure resembling a cord that suspends the testis within the scrotum and contains the vas deferens and other vessels and nerves. |
| v. (contact) | 4. egg | throw eggs at. |
| ~ bombard, pelt | cast, hurl, or throw repeatedly with some missile.; "They pelted each other with snowballs" |
| v. (contact) | 5. egg | coat with beaten egg.; "egg a schnitzel" |
| ~ cookery, cooking, preparation | the act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat.; "cooking can be a great art"; "people are needed who have experience in cookery"; "he left the preparation of meals to his wife" |
| ~ coat, surface | put a coat on; cover the surface of; furnish with a surface.; "coat the cake with chocolate" |
| ovum | | |
| n. (body) | 1. egg cell, ovum | the female reproductive cell; the female gamete. |
| ~ egg | animal reproductive body consisting of an ovum or embryo together with nutritive and protective envelopes; especially the thin-shelled reproductive body laid by e.g. female birds. |
| ~ gamete | a mature sexual reproductive cell having a single set of unpaired chromosomes. |
| ~ ootid | mature ovum after penetration by sperm but before the formation of a zygote. |
| ~ ovule | a small or immature ovum. |
| ~ female reproductive system | the reproductive system of females. |
| testicle | | |
| testis | | |
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