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U.S. Department of Agriculture

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Concept information

  1. Fields of Study
  2. animal science
  3. anatomy and morphology
  4. body regions
  5. egg tooth
  1. Animals, Livestock, One Health
  2. animal science
  3. anatomy and morphology
  4. body regions
  5. egg tooth

Preferred term

egg tooth

Type

  • Topic

Definition

  • Information A small horny, tooth-like growth, usually on the upper or lower mandible of an embryonic bird or the snout of an embryonic oviparous reptile. It helps in breaking the eggshell during hatching and it disappears within a few days of hatching.

    Source: NAL Thesaurus Staff

    Type: Concept definition

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Synonyms

  • egg teeth

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URI

https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/238136

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