"cosmic egg" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: cosmic eggs [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} cosmic egg (plural cosmic eggs)
  1. (mythology) A world egg. Categories (topical): Mythology Synonyms: world egg
    Sense id: en-cosmic_egg-en-noun-q~qLnZP4 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: human-sciences, mysticism, mythology, philosophy, sciences

Inflected forms

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