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U.S. Department of Agriculture

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  1. Fields of Study
  2. physiology
  3. reproduction
  4. animal reproduction
  5. oviposition
  6. egg masses
  1. Fields of Study
  2. physiology
  3. animal physiology
  4. animal reproduction
  5. oviposition
  6. egg masses
  1. Fields of Study
  2. mathematics and statistics
  3. animal physiology
  4. animal reproduction
  5. oviposition
  6. egg masses
  1. Research, Technology, Methods
  2. mathematics and statistics
  3. animal physiology
  4. animal reproduction
  5. oviposition
  6. egg masses
  1. Research, Technology, Methods
  2. mathematics and statistics
  3. animal physiology
  4. animal reproduction
  5. oviposition
  6. egg masses
  1. Fields of Study
  2. zoology
  3. animal physiology
  4. animal reproduction
  5. oviposition
  6. egg masses
  1. Animals, Livestock, One Health
  2. zoology
  3. animal physiology
  4. animal reproduction
  5. oviposition
  6. egg masses

Preferred term

egg masses

Type

  • Topic

Definition

Broader concept

Related concepts

Synonyms

  • egg cases
  • egg clutches
  • egg mass (clutch)
  • egg pods
  • oothecae

Scope note

  • Use for the group of eggs (ova) laid by a female in a single egg-laying event; for the female germ cell USE ova; for eggs as embryonic structures USE eggs; for eggs as food USE egg products or one of its narrower terms.

In other languages

  • masas de huevos

    Spanish

  • lotes de huevos
  • ootecas
  • serie conectada de cápsulas grandes de huevos

URI

https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/982

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