egg tooth

{
  "id": "MLC-T-AGR-002074",
  "term": "egg tooth",
  "field": "Agriculture and food",
  "definition": "A small horny, tooth-like growth, usually on the upper or lower mandible of an embryonic bird or the snout of an embryonic oviparous reptile. It helps in breaking the eggshell during hatching and it disappears within a few days of hatching.",
  "synonyms": [
    "egg teeth"
  ],
  "subject": "Animals, Livestock, One Health",
  "see_also": [
    "body regions",
    "birds",
    "eggs",
    "teeth",
    "egg shell",
    "egg hatchability",
    "reptiles",
    "hatching",
    "ovipary"
  ],
  "references": [
    "NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
  ],
  "translations": {
    "es": "diente de huevo"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/egg-tooth/"
}