Egg Tooth

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egg tooth [′eg ‚tüth]

(vertebrate zoology)

A toothlike prominence on the tip of the beak of a bird embryo and the tip of the nose of an oviparous reptile, which is used to break the eggshell.

Egg Tooth

a hard sharp horny nodule in the embryos of certain reptiles (turtles, crocodiles, tuatara) and birds that develops temporarily on the upper jaw or on the tip of the upper part of the bill, respectively. The egg tooth serves to break through the shell. Immediately after the egg hatches, the egg tooth falls off. In some lizards and snakes the egg tooth is the anterior tooth of the premaxillary bone.

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No references found			Even though some producers may cut off a substantial portion of the beak without anesthesia, humane producers will only trim the egg tooth in the first 10 days of life to prevent aggression in the flock. Egg labels and certifications: what do they mean? by Yacoubou, Jeanne / Vegetarian Journal This baby Florida box turtle still has its egg tooth, the little white bump on the tip of its beak. Tiny turtle: Florida's wandering native turtle is never boxed in by Phillips, James / Sarasota Magazine That's the word used to describe how the chick breaks the shell with its egg tooth, a sharp point on the top of its beak. How to hatch eggs in an incubator by Alberda, Pete / Countryside & Small Stock Journal			Egede-Nissen, Adam Hjalmar Egedesminde Eger Egeria Egerov's theorem Egersund Egerton's effusion method Egerton, Thomas egest Egg egg and anchor egg and arrow Egg and Dart egg and tongue egg apparatus egg capsule egg case Egg Cell Egg Membranes Egg Nebula Egg Production Egg Products egg raft egg sac egg tempera Egg Tooth egg-and-tongue molding Eggan, Fred Eggan, Fred Russell eggcrate diffuser eggcrate louver Eggdrop Eggert, John Emil Max Eggertz's method Eggleston, Edward Eggplant Eggs eggshell eggshell gloss eggshelling eggstone Egham Egiazarian, Grigorii Ilich Egidio Duni Egidio Gennari Egil Egill Skallagrímsson Egin-Gol Eginhard Egishe Egishe Abgarovich Charents			egg retention egg retention egg roll Egg rolling Egg rolls egg sac egg sac Egg Safety and Quality Research Unit Egg Screening Egg shape Egg shape Egg shaped Egg shaped Egg shell Egg shell Egg shell Egg shells Egg shells egg slice Egg spoon Egg squash Egg tart Egg teeth Egg teeth Egg tempera Egg tempera egg timer egg timer egg timer egg timers Egg Tooth egg transmission egg transmission egg transmission egg wash egg whisk egg white egg white egg white Egg White Cervical Mucous egg white injury egg white injury egg white injury Egg whites Egg whites Egg wrack egg yield egg yield egg yield egg yolk egg yolk egg yolk Egg Yolk Immunoglobulin Egg Yolk Lipid Egg Yolk-Tris Egg yolks Egg yolks Egg yolks egg-and-anchor egg-and-dart egg-and-dart

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