dead-in-shell

adjective

That has partially developed but died without hatching.

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Meanings

adjectivedead-in-shell (not comparable)
  1. not comparablebiologyThat has partially developed but died without hatching.
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APA

dead-in-shell. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dead-in-shell

MLA

“dead-in-shell.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dead-in-shell. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dead-in-shell,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dead-in-shell.

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