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oval reproductive body of a fowl (especially a hen) used as food

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  1. n. oval reproductive body of a fowl (especially a hen) used as food
  2. n oval reproductive body of a fowl (especially a hen) used as food n animal reproductive body consisting of an ovum or embryo together with nutritive and protective envelopes; especially the thin-shelled reproductive body laid by e.g. female birds n oval reproductive body of a fowl (especially a hen) used as food n one of the two male reproductive glands that produce spermatozoa and secrete androgens v throw eggs at v coat with beaten egg