egg bank

noun

a repository for eggs (female gametes), both in the context of ecology (i.e. storing the eggs of an endangered species) and in the context of human reproductive technology.

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Meanings

nounegg bank (plural egg banks)

plural egg banks

  1. a repository for eggs (female gametes), both in the context of ecology (i.e. storing the eggs of an endangered species) and in the context of human reproductive technology.
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APA

egg bank. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/egg%20bank

MLA

“egg bank.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/egg%20bank. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “egg bank,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/egg%20bank.

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