Cleidoic egg
noun
the egg of birds and insects, which is enclosed in a protective sh-ll limiting the exchange of water, gases, etc
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noun word origin
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- Cleisto-
a combining form meaning “closed,” “capable of being closed,” used in the formation of compound words: cleistogamy; cleistothecium.
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cleistothecium.
- Cleistocarpous
mycology. having cleistothecia. botany. having a closed capsule, as certain mosses.