chicken and egg question

A form of chicken-or-egg question — A supposed paradox concerning whether chickens or chicken eggs existed first.

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nounchicken and egg question (plural chicken and egg questions)

plural chicken and egg questions

  1. alternativeAlternative spelling of chicken-or-egg question.
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