Egg

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Egg or Eggs may refer to:

In biology:

• Egg (biology), the ovum of animals together with protective layers and nutrients for the developing embryo
• Egg cell or Ovum, the female sex cell in animals and plants

In food:

• Egg (food) Edible eggs normally come from chickens, but they can come from birds, reptiles and amphibians.
• Easter egg decorated eggs in the Christian tradition
• List of egg dishes

In geography:

• Egg Island, Bahamas
• Egg, Switzerland, a Swiss municipality
• Little Egg Harbor

In music:

• Egg (album), Egg's debut album
• Egg (band), an English progressive rock band
• Egg (electronic music producers), a Canadian electronic music duo
• Eggs (band), an American indie-pop band
• The Egg (funk band), a British electronic funk band
• Mr Egg, acid house musician

In gaming:

• Easter egg (media), hidden message or feature in an object such as a movie, book, CD, DVD, computer program, or video game
• Elemental Gimmick Gear, computer role-playing game for the Sega Dreamcast console

In other fields:

• Egg Banking plc, an online bank in the United Kingdom
• Eggs (film), a film by Norwegian director Bent Hamer
• Egg (geometry), any curve resembling an ellipse
• Egg (person), a Caucasian who acts Asian
• Egg tooth, an anatomical feature
• EGG, the Arts Show, a former program on PBS
• The Egg (building), a part of the Empire State Plaza
• Augustus Egg, a Victorian artist
• Curate's egg, an expression meaning something that is partly good and partly bad.
• Darning egg, a sewing tool
• World egg (or cosmic egg) is a mythological motif
• Fabergé eggs, a collection of priceless jewelery easter eggs.
• The Egg War an 1863 conflict between rival Farallon Islands' egging companies
• EG&G, a U.S. defense contractor

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