Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

afteregg

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
af-teregg
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A meroblastic egg, ovum, or ovule which has acquired its store of foodyolk, or been otherwise modified from its original primitive condition as an egg-cell or protovum

Etymology

From after- + egg.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

aftereggs (plural) after-egg (alternative)

Synonyms

metovum deutovum

Questions

What does afteregg mean?
A meroblastic egg, ovum, or ovule which has acquired its store of foodyolk, or been otherwise modified from its original primitive condition as an egg-cell or protovum
Where does afteregg come from?
From after- + egg.

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