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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026

egg′ tooth′,

Zoologya calcareous prominence at the tip of the beak or upper jaw of an embryonic bird or reptile, used to break through the eggshell at hatching.

1890–95

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

egg tooth

(in embryo birds and reptiles) a temporary tooth or (in birds) projection of the beak used for piercing the eggshell

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