turdion
noun as in strong fondness
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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
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