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The shell or exterior covering of an egg. Also used figuratively for anything resembling an eggshell.

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  1. n. The shell or exterior covering of an egg. Also used figuratively for anything resembling an eggshell.
  2. n. A smooth, white, marine, gastropod shell of the genus Ovulum, resembling an egg in form.
  3. n. the exterior covering of a bird's egg
  4. 1. The shell or exterior covering of an egg. Also used figuratively for anything resembling an eggshell. 2. (Zoöl.) A smooth, white, marine, gastropod shell of the genus Ovulum, resembling an egg in form.
  5. A smooth, white, marine, gastropod shell of the genus Ovulum,resembling an egg in form.
  6. n:100 n the exterior covering of a bird's egg