This 4-letter word for egg-shaped comes from the Latin word for "egg"
.... supposed sign of coming weather ... Latin word for this [DOC] [TLE] Egg - Wikipedia [PAR] An egg is the organic vessel containing the zygote in which an animal embryo 
develops until it ... 1.2.1 Colors; 1.2.2 Shell; 1.2.3 Shape; 1.2.4 Predation; 1.2.5 
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