egg burster

noun

The toothlike projection that an insect embryo uses to break the egg membrane when hatching

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Meanings

nounegg burster (plural egg bursters)

plural egg bursters

  1. biologyThe toothlike projection that an insect embryo uses to break the egg membrane when hatching
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