egg tooth

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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [eg tooth]
- /ɛg tuθ/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [eg tooth]
- /ɛg tuθ/

Definitions of egg tooth words

noun egg tooth a calcareous prominence at the tip of the beak or upper jaw of an embryonic bird or reptile, used to break through the eggshell at hatching. 1
noun egg tooth (in embryo birds and reptiles) a temporary tooth or (in birds) projection of the beak used for piercing the eggshell 0
noun egg tooth a tooth-like structure on the nose or beak of young reptiles and birds used to break the egg membrane or shell at the time of hatching 0

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Origin of egg tooth

First appearance:

before 1890

One of the 20% newest English words

First recorded in 1890-95

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Parts of speech for Egg tooth

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egg tooth popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 44% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 56% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

egg tooth usage trend in Literature

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