noun as in strong fondness

Word Combinations

Example:The plover laid another soft-shelled egg, known as a turdion, after failing to incubate the first one properly.

Definition:An egg with a thin, flexible shell that is leathery and often lacks calcium, making it flexible and non-hardened

From soft-shelled egg

Example:The female bird laid a turdion, an unfertilized egg, which she would then expel after a nesting failure.

Definition:An egg that has not been fertilized by a sperm cell and will not develop into an embryo

From unfertilized egg