Eggs

Oval or rounded objects laid by female birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fish.

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Eggs are oval or rounded objects laid by female birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fish. They typically contain a yolk providing nourishment and a white (albumen) surrounding it, encased in a shell. Eggs are a significant food source for humans and many other animals.

From Old English ægg, from Proto-West Germanic *aggja, of uncertain origin.

Eggs are like little packages that some animals, like chickens and fish, lay to start a new life!

chicken eggs bird eggs

food reproductive structure

chicken eggs duck eggs ostrich eggs

yolk albumen shell

breakfast omelet quiche

evolutionary mechanism food source natural object