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eggshell
(eg′s̸hel′)
noun
the hard, brittle outer covering of an egg of a reptile, bird, or monotreme
adjective
- fragile and thin, like eggshell
- yellowish-white
See eggshell in American Heritage Dictionary 4
noun
- The thin, brittle, exterior covering of the egg of a bird or reptile.
- A pale yellow to yellowish white.
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