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Natural collagen casing found encompassing some aquatic lifeforms' fertilized eggs
An egg case or egg capsule, often colloquially called a mermaid's purse, is the casing that surrounds the eggs of oviparous chondrichthyans. Living chondricthyans
Egg_case_(Chondrichthyes)
Topics referred to by the same term
Look up egg case in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Egg case may refer to: Ootheca, an egg case made by some insects and molluscs Egg case (Chondrichthyes)
Egg_case
Family of fishes
clear distinctions. Skates produce their young in an egg case called a mermaid's purse. These egg cases have distinct characteristics that are individualized
Skate_(fish)
Organic vessel in which an embryo first begins to develop
An egg is an organic vessel grown by an animal to carry a possibly fertilized egg cell – a zygote. Within the vessel, an embryo is incubated until it has
Egg
2018 death of an American man in San Francisco, California
the remains of 65-year-old Brian Egg were discovered inside his San Francisco home, concealed in a large fish tank. Egg had been reported missing earlier
Death_of_Brian_Egg
Species of cartilaginous fish
summer, females lay about 40 egg cases in sandy or muddy flats. The eggs develop for 2–5 months before hatching. Egg cases measure up to 25 cm (10 in)
Blue_skate
Species of cockroach
produce as many as 90. After about two days, the egg cases are placed on a surface in a safe location. Egg cases are about 0.9 cm (0.35 in) long, brown, and
American_cockroach
Edible animal product
Humans and other hominids have consumed eggs for millions of years. The most widely consumed eggs are those of fowl, especially chickens. People in Southeast
Eggs_as_food
Sandwich with some kind of egg filling
cooked egg and mustard and mayonnaise) are popular options. In the last case, it may be called an egg salad sandwich. Beyond the basic model of fried egg between
Egg_sandwich
Chinese egg-based culinary dish
Century eggs (Chinese: 皮蛋; pinyin: pídàn; Jyutping: pei4 daan2), (also called preserved egg or 100-year egg) also known as alkalized or preserved eggs, is
Century_egg
Predatory cartilaginous fishes
fertilized eggs in the water. In most oviparous shark species, an egg case with the consistency of leather protects the developing embryo(s). These cases may
Shark
Species of cartilaginous fish
fertilized eggs, commonly referred to as Mermaid's purses. Each corner of the rectangular egg case has a small curved horn. The size of the egg case ranges
Clearnose_skate
Species of cartilaginous fish
into the new Caliraja genus after an analysis of egg case morphology and the number of embryos per egg case. This issue has not be completely resolved and
Caliraja_rhina
Insects of the order Blattodea
eggs; in some cases a female needs to be impregnated only once to be able to lay eggs for the rest of her life. The female usually attaches the egg case
Cockroach
Valuable jewelled egg from Russia
A Fabergé egg (Russian: яйцо Фаберже, romanized: yaytso Faberzhe) is a jewelled egg first created by the jewellery firm House of Fabergé, in Saint Petersburg
Fabergé_egg
Species of gastropod
their egg cases, female knobbed whelk will bury one end of the egg case into the substrate, thus providing an anchor for the developing fertilized eggs and
Knobbed_whelk
Species of shark
43 mm (1.7 in) – it has lost its translucency and develops slits in the egg case, allowing fluid exchange from surrounding seawater and the interior 58 mm
Chain_catshark
Family of demersal cephalopod
cuttlefish secretes ink on them, making them look very similar to grapes. The egg case is produced through a complex capsule of the female accessory genital glands
Cuttlefish
Eggs and sperm released into water
The eggs contain a drop of nutrient oil to sustain the embryo as it develops inside the egg case. The oil also provides buoyancy, so the eggs float
Spawning
Family of wasps
wasps are parasitoids that feed on cockroaches and develop inside the egg-cases, or oothecae, of their hosts. Evaniidae have the metasoma attached very
Evaniidae
Species of spider
hesperus produces three different types of silk: dragline silk, inner egg case silk, and scaffolding silk. Analysis of the amino acid composition of the
Latrodectus_hesperus
avoids adding Easter eggs to popular search pages and eggs that would negatively impact usability. As Google searches are case insensitive, search terms
List_of_Google_Easter_eggs
Order of arachnids
mainly by their short life spans. Females weave silk egg cases, each of which may contain hundreds of eggs. Females of many species care for their young, for
Spider
Species of cartilaginous fish
southeast Pacific Ocean from the Galapagos Islands to off Waldport, Oregon; an egg case and embryo have been collected from the Farallon Islands off San Francisco
Pacific_white_skate
Diverse clade of vertebrate animals
usually external, but can be internal. Development is usually oviparous (egg-laying) but can be ovoviviparous, or viviparous. Although there is usually
Osteichthyes
Group of spiders that capture prey with a bolas
the egg stage. A gryllacridid was observed feeding on the eggs of Ordgarius magnificus, and a flesh fly parasitoid has been reared from egg cases of the
Bolas_spider
Egg masses of fish and seafood
(/roʊ/ ROH) or hard roe, is the fully ripe internal egg masses in the ovaries, or the released external egg masses, of fish and certain marine animals such
Roe
Something hidden within a work
An Easter egg is a message, image, or feature hidden in software, a video game, a film, or another—usually electronic—medium. The term used in this manner
Easter_egg_(media)
Species of cockroach
dark brown ootheca (egg case) is 14–16 mm (0.55–0.63 in) long, contains 21-23 eggs, and has indentations that show where the eggs are located. Males can
Florida_woods_cockroach
Species of gastropod
throughout the season. Each cluster contains 50-500 egg cases, and each egg case may contain 200-1000 eggs. The pelagic veliger larvae (a larval form common
Rapana_venosa
Genus of sharks
consumed by predators. Bullhead shark egg cases are shaped like an auger, with two spiral flanges. This allows the egg cases to become wedged in the crevices
Bullhead_shark
Species of cartilaginous fish
oviparous with egg cases laid in summer. The pups hatch fully formed, about 11.5 cm (4.5 in) long, after 5 or 6 months. Females lay 60-70 egg cases, which measure
Spotted_ray
xiao (round mantis egg case) made from the egg case of Tenodera sinensis chang piao xiao (long mantis egg case) made from the egg case of Statilia maculata
Sang_piao_xiao
Species of shark
northwestern Australia. The species name refers to the ridges on the egg case. Egg cases belonging to this species had been documented as early as the 1980s
Apristurus_ovicorrugatus
Division of cartilaginous fishes
womb but without involvement of a placenta. The eggs of oviparous skates are laid in leathery egg cases that are commonly known as mermaid's purses and
Batomorphi
Species of cartilaginous fish
producing 10–35 eggs annually. Females deposit their egg capsules in pairs on sandy bottoms, in water no more than 27 m (89 ft) deep. The egg cases are amber-colored
Little_skate
Species of fish
total egg case length, which is a diagnostic feature of Maltese skate cases. The anterior horns act as an anchor to the seafloor to prevent the egg case from
Maltese_skate
Suborder of octopuses
(the "shell" of Argonauta species is not a true shell, but a thin calcite egg case). This is except for the Sepioidea. Class Cephalopoda Subclass Nautiloidea:
Incirrata
Species of shark
with females laying up to 24 eggs from February to April. After laying, the female picks up the auger-shaped egg cases and wedges them into crevices
Horn_shark
Species of planthopper indigenous to Southeast Asia
outside. The egg masses contain 30–50 eggs covered in a yellowish-brown, waxy deposit, often referred to as an egg case. L. delicatula eggs undergo diapause
Spotted_lanternfly
Species of shark
action the region is under. After producing the egg case, no parental care is provided. The egg case which contains the embryo is approximately 2.5 centimeters
Swell_shark
Species of fish
chimaeras reproduce by internal fertilization, and lay eggs in egg cases. Females may lay one or two eggs at a time, which take around eight months to hatch
Silver_chimaera
Female reproductive cell
nourished by an egg as in the oviparous case, but then it hatches inside the mother's body shortly before birth, or just after the egg leaves the mother's
Egg_cell
Subfamily of fishes
the ability to transfer immune information from both the mother (in the egg) and the father (in the pouch), unlike other chordates in which only the
Pipefish
Species of fish
side consists of an egg-producing layer, while the other produces a gelatinous secretion that fills the ovarian lumen during egg maturation. During the
Lophius_piscatorius
Species of praying mantis
spend the winter as eggs in egg cases. Mantid Nymphs suffer high mortality from starvation and cannibalism. Sporadic patterns of egg hatches in T. aridifolia
Tenodera_aridifolia
Species of cartilaginous fish
small fishes. They are unusual among skates in that their egg cases may contain up to seven eggs each. This species is one of the most commercially important
Big_skate
Species of cockroach
egg production often becomes limited when temperatures reach 15 °C (59 °F). V. fuliginosa can reproduce through sexual reproduction and in some cases
Smokybrown_cockroach
Species of fish
Britain. Garfish are oviparous and the eggs are often found attached to objects in the water by tendrils on the egg's surface. Spawning occurs in May and
Garfish
Fish seminal fluid and sacs
reproduce by spraying this fluid, which contains the sperm, onto roe (fish eggs). It can also refer to the sperm sacs or testes that contain the semen. Milt
Milt
Group of cartilaginous fish
cephalic clasper on the head. Females reproduce by laying large, leathery egg cases. The skin of living chimaeras lacks scales or armor plates, with the exception
Holocephali
Species of praying mantis
parthenogenetic and unmated females can produce viable offspring. The ootheca (egg case) of M. caffra is 12–30 mm long with rounded sides, soft creamy-brown, fawn
Miomantis_caffra
Movement or transport of seeds away from the parent plant
transported to the coastline of South Africa via attachment to a mermaid purse (egg case) laid by a shark or skate. A driving factor for the evolutionary significance
Seed_dispersal
Species of spider
success values. This was can be explained by comparing the number of eggs within egg cases to the number of surviving offspring for both tactics. The number
Philoponella_oweni
Practice of animals eating their own mating partners
pennsylvanica and Lycosa tarantula, a significant increase in fecundity, egg case size, hatching success, and survivorship of offspring has been observed
Sexual_cannibalism
Family of beetles
silken egg case in the damp soil near a stream. Typically, the female will only create and lay one egg case per day, though they may create up to 20 egg cases
Hydrophilidae
Study of the form or morphology of fishes
yolky eggs. Some species are ovoviviparous, having the young develop internally, but others are oviparous and the larvae develop externally in egg cases. The
Fish_anatomy
1887 Imperial Fabergé egg
on Orthodox Easter of 1887. The egg was created in Louis XVI style and it consists of a solid 18K gold reeded case resting on a gold "annulus" (ring)
Third_Imperial_(Fabergé_egg)
Family of spiders
young with her. The abdomen must be held in a raised position to keep the egg case from dragging on the ground. Despite this handicap, they are still capable
Wolf_spider
Case-bearing leaf beetles
Clytrinae). Each case begins as a wrapping that the mother creates by laying plates of fecal material around each egg. She begins at one end of the egg and turns
Camptosomata
Species of fish in the sturgeon family
substrate, which offers both support and cover to their sticky and adhesive eggs. Spawning biology and development of larval stages of the sturgeon, the most
Beluga_(sturgeon)
Family of insects
days, with the emerging larvae using a special hatching spike to open the egg case. The larvae fall into the water or onto the moist ground below. Chrysops
Tabanidae
Species of beetle
breathe air and can fly. Adult T. lateralis avoid colonizing and laying egg cases in ponds that contain fish, which are potential predators of all life
Tropisternus_lateralis
Species of longtailed carpet shark
at a time every 14 days, producing a total of 20–50 eggs per year. Each egg case measures 10 cm (3.9 in) long and 4 cm (1.6 in) wide. The young emerge after
Epaulette_shark
Throwing eggs at people or property
Egging is the act of throwing eggs at people or property. The eggs are usually raw, but can be hard-boiled or rotten. The egging of politicians is a well-known
Egging
Egg lightly cooked in a water bath
In cooking, coddled eggs are eggs that have been cracked into a ramekin or another small container, placed in a water bath or bain-marie and gently or
Coddled_egg
Species of fish
Astarloa, J. M.; Colonello, J. H.; Delpiani, G. (2011). "Chondrichthyan egg cases from the south-west Atlantic Ocean". Journal of Fish Biology. 79 (5):
Callorhinchus_callorynchus
Protein found in spider silk
machinery enables spiders to use task-specific silks (e.g., for web assembly, egg-case construction, prey wrapping, etc.). The different types of silk (major
Spidroin
Species of cartilaginous fish
characteristic name from a pointed rat-like tail. The ratfish lays leathery egg cases on the bottom of muddy or sandy areas, which are often mistaken by divers
Spotted_ratfish
Fossilized remains of eggs laid by ancient animals
Under rare circumstances a fossil egg may preserve the remains of the once-developing embryo inside, in which case it also contains body fossils. A wide
Egg_fossil
Species of cockroach
the least yellow cockroach (Cariblatta lutea minima). The ootheca, or egg case, of C. lutea has been suggested as a possible host of an ensign wasp, Hyptia
Cariblatta_lutea
Species of cockroach
of the eggs. The ootheca itself measures 9x3.5x2.5 mm, housing 30-36 eggs in two rows of alternately spaced segments. Remains of the egg case are expelled
Surinam_cockroach
Common motif in mythology and cosmogony
The cosmic egg, world egg or mundane egg is a mythological motif found in the cosmogonies of many cultures and civilizations, including in Proto-Indo-European
Cosmic_egg
Species of parasitoid wasp
the genus Podagrion are parasitoid wasps that exclusively target mantid egg cases (oothecae). While most frequently associated with Stagmomantis carolina
Podagrion_mantis
Largest living species of fish
shark is an active filter feeder, primarily consuming plankton, krill, fish eggs, and small schooling fish such as sardines and anchovies. The shark can process
Whale_shark
Grouping of eggs in a nest
technique is used to double the production of a species' eggs, in the California condor case, specifically to increase population size. Clutch size differs
Clutch_(eggs)
Species of praying mantis
are all female, lay their eggs without the involvement of a male. The clutch of eggs is protected by an ootheca or egg-case. In most mantis species, each
Brunneria_borealis
Class of mollusks
Females of the octopus genus Argonauta secrete a specialized paper-thin egg case in which they reside, and this is popularly regarded as a "shell", although
Cephalopod
Genus of annelid worms
other worm. After copulation, they separate and begin to produce egg cases containing eggs, called cocoons. The cocoon is formed around the clitellum as
Tubifex
Traditional Easter game
Egg tapping, also known as egg fight, boxing eggs, egg knocking, knocky eggs, egg jarping, busty's or egg pacqueing amongst many names, is a traditional
Egg_tapping
Species of shark
egg cases protected by a horny capsule with long tendrils. Egg cases are mostly deposited on macroalgae in shallow coastal waters. When the egg cases
Small-spotted_catshark
Species of insect
Pennsylvania wood cockroach has three developmental stages: egg, nymph, and adult. Eggs are laid in egg capsules, produced during the warm months and deposited
Pennsylvania_wood_cockroach
Aquatic animal that feeds on the bottom of a body of water
algivores that graze on living aquatic plants and macroalgae, as is the case in gastropods, chitons and some sea urchin species. Lastly, some bottom feeders
Bottom_feeder
American breakfast or brunch dish
variations for Eggs Royale include Eggs Atlantic, Eggs Benjamin, Eggs Charlotte, Eggs Copenhagen, Eggs Halifax, Eggs Hemingway, Eggs Montreal, Eggs Norwegian
Eggs_Benedict
Species of cartilaginous fish
fertilized eggs develop within the female's oviduct. At first, they are enclosed in an egg case and the developing embryos feed on the yolk. After the egg hatches
Giant_oceanic_manta_ray
Animal that cares for its offspring by holding them its mouth
black-chin tilapia Sarotherodon melanotheron. In the case of the maternal mouthbrooders, the female takes the eggs. Maternal mouthbrooders are found among both
Mouthbrooder
Topics referred to by the same term
Management, Germany Babol Noshirvani University of Technology, Iran Nit, the egg case of a head louse Nit (unit), of luminance Nat (unit) or nit, natural unit
Nit
Idiom derived from two late 19th century cartoons
A "curate's egg" is something described as partly bad and partly good. In its original usage, it referred to something that is obviously and entirely
Curate's_egg
Gill-bearing non-tetrapod aquatic vertebrates
ovaries. Eggs are released from the ovary to the oviducts. Over 97% of fish, including salmon and goldfish, are oviparous, meaning that the eggs are shed
Fish
Family of annelid worms
separated, the egg case is secreted. It forms a ring around the worm, then the worm removes the ring from its body and injects its own eggs and the other
Megascolecidae
Species of cartilaginous fish
around 48–74 eggs. In northwestern Europe, egg cases are laid during spring, and in the Mediterranean during winter and spring. Egg cases are oblong capsules
Thornback_ray
Reproductive physiology of fishes
eggs are released; the sex of a fish can often be determined by the shape of its papilla. Most male fish have two testes of similar size. In the case
Fish_reproduction
Species of fish
laying egg cases in the spring or early summer, with females able to lay 10-45 egg cases annually. Gestation lasts between 6-8 months. The egg cases of the
Dipturus_oxyrinchus
Species of fish
its eggs into the pelagic zone. Each egg has a size of about 4.8–6.8 mm (0.19–0.27 in) and hatches after approximately three months; the eggs and larvae
Greater_weever
English idiom
phlegmatic), eggs are sanguine and beer is choleric. In 1915, industry journal The Mixer and Server noted a Seattle case where a judge decreed that an egg, once
Egg_in_beer
Species of cockroach
are burrowers. The ootheca (egg case) is 3–4 mm (0.12–0.16 in) long, is curved, and has indentations that show where the eggs are located. A study found
Panchlora_nivea
Species of cartilaginous fish
females lay their eggs on sandy or muddy substrates. The eggs are contained in large yellowish capsules. After a few months, the egg case partially opens
Australian_ghostshark
Cartilaginous fish in the order Chimaeriformes
for internal fertilization of females and females lay eggs within spindle-shaped, leathery egg cases. Unlike sharks, male chimaeras have retractable sexual
Chimaera
Behavior observed in some species of birds
Egg tossing or egg destruction is a behavior observed in some species of birds where one individual removes an egg from the communal nest. This is related
Egg_tossing_(behavior)
Species of amphibian
development. The tadpoles have an "egg tooth" on the end of their snouts to help them to emerge from the egg case. Afterwards, this is no longer of use
Greenhouse_frog
EGG CASE
EGG CASE
Boy/Male
Indian, Punjabi, Sikh
Pride; Ego
Surname or Lastname
English (chiefly West Country)
English (chiefly West Country) : metonymic nickname for someone with some malformation or peculiarity of the leg, or just with particularly long legs, from Middle English legg (Old Norse leggr).
Girl/Female
Danish, Hindu, Indian, Latin, Swedish
Egg; Happy; Bright
Surname or Lastname
English (chiefly Leicestershire)
English (chiefly Leicestershire) : from Middle English pegge ‘peg’ (from Middle Dutch, of uncertain origin), applied as a metonymic occupational name for a maker or seller of wooden pegs, or perhaps a nickname for a person with a wooden leg.English (chiefly Leicestershire) : perhaps in some cases from the female personal name, a short form of Margaret.
Male
African
an egg.
Biblical
an egg; muddy
Boy/Male
Assamese, Indian
Egg Plant
Boy/Male
Indian, Sanskrit
Destroyer of Ego
Girl/Female
British, English, Greek
Pearl; Diminutive of Margaret
Girl/Female
Biblical
Eggs.
Boy/Male
Indian, Sanskrit
Egg; Of an Egg
Girl/Female
Indian, Parsi
Pride; Ego
Boy/Male
Indian, Sanskrit
Born of the Egg; Lord Brahma
Boy/Male
Indian, Sanskrit
Without Ego
Boy/Male
Indian, Sanskrit
Ego-less
Boy/Male
Indian, Marathi
Egg Plant
Boy/Male
Hindi
A golden egg.
Girl/Female
Biblical
An egg, muddy.
Girl/Female
Latin
Egg.
Girl/Female
Chinese, Indian, Traditional
Silkworm Egg
EGG CASE
EGG CASE
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian, Tamil
Power; Goddess Durga
Girl/Female
Hindu
Male
Greek
(Σήθος) Greek form of Egyptian Sutekh, possibly SETHOS means "one who dazzles." In mythology, this is the name of an ancient evil god of Chaos, storms, and the desert, who slew Osiris.Â
Boy/Male
Tamil
God of the Vedas
Boy/Male
Hindu
Milk, Nectar
Boy/Male
American, Anglo, Australian, British, Christian, Dutch, English, French, German
Ruler of the Army; Welshman; Variant of Walter Rules; People of Power; Army Ruler
Boy/Male
Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Jain, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Punjabi, Sanskrit, Sikh, Tamil
Handsome; Beautiful; Variant of Kevin
Boy/Male
British, English
Son of Henry
Girl/Female
Arabic, Muslim
Beautiful Girl
Girl/Female
Shakespearean
The Tragedy of Julius Caesar' Wife of Caesar.
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n.
A cup used for holding an egg, at table.
n.
Anything resembling an egg in form.
n.
See Egg.
v. t.
To urge on; to instigate; to incite/
n. pl.
See Ey, an egg.
n.
The union of being and relation as distinguished from, and contrasted with, the ego. See Ego.
a.
Shaped like an egg.
n.
Yolk; egg yolk.
imp. & p. p.
of Egg
n.
A small sandglass, running about three minutes, for marking time in boiling eggs; also, a small glass for holding an egg, at table.
p. pr. & vb. n.
of Egg
n.
The albumin from white of eggs; egg albumin; -- in distinction from serum albumin. See Albumin.
n.
The oval or roundish body laid by domestic poultry and other birds, tortoises, etc. It consists of a yolk, usually surrounded by the "white" or albumen, and inclosed in a shell or strong membrane.
n.
A simple cell, from the development of which the young of animals are formed; ovum; germ cell.
n.
A fossil egg.
a.
Resembling an egg in form; ovoid.
a.
Of or pertaining to eggs; done in the egg, or inception; as, oval conceptions.
n.
The conscious and permanent subject of all psychical experiences, whether held to be directly known or the product of reflective thought; -- opposed to non-ego.