"egg bank" meaning in English

See egg bank in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: egg banks [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} egg bank (plural egg banks)
  1. a repository for eggs (female gametes), both in the context of ecology (i.e. storing the eggs of an endangered species) and in the context of human reproductive technology. Wikipedia link: Reproductive technology
    Sense id: en-egg_bank-en-noun-We6z-xI8 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

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