Cleidoic egg
noun
the egg of birds and insects, which is enclosed in a protective shell limiting the exchange of water, gases, etc
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noun Word Origin
- Cleisthenes
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- Cleisto-
a combining form meaning “closed,” “capable of being closed,” used in the formation of compound words: cleistogamy; cleistothecium.
- Cleistocarp
cleistothecium.
- Cleistocarpous
Mycology. having cleistothecia. Botany. having a closed capsule, as certain mosses.