Dead-in-shell
Definition & Meaning
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Dead-in-shell is an adjective meaning (biology, of the embryo in an egg) That has partially developed but died without hatching.
Meaning
(biology, of the embryo in an egg) That has partially developed but died without hatching.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include shelled, shellless, shell-less, dead-alive, lifeless, embryoless.
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