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"etymology_text": "Since such an egg cannot hatch, they were traditionally believed to be laid by roosters, giving rise to the myth of the cockatrice.",
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"form": "cock eggs",
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"plural"
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"pos": "noun",
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"glosses": [
"A yolkless egg."
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"(archaic) A yolkless egg."
],
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"word": "cock egg"
}
{
"etymology_text": "Since such an egg cannot hatch, they were traditionally believed to be laid by roosters, giving rise to the myth of the cockatrice.",
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{
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"tags": [
"plural"
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"A yolkless egg."
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"(archaic) A yolkless egg."
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