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egg tooth

a tooth-like structure on the nose or beak of young reptiles and birds used to break the egg membrane or shell at the time of hatching

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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