Usually means: Egg designed for terrestrial environments.
Definitions Related words Mentions History
We found 5 dictionaries that define the word cleidoic:

General (4 matching dictionaries)
  1. cleidoic: Merriam-Webster
  2. cleidoic: Wiktionary
  3. cleidoic: Infoplease Dictionary
  4. cleidoic: Dictionary.com

Medicine (1 matching dictionary)
  1. cleidoic: Merriam-Webster Medical Dictionary

Google, News, Images, Wikipedia, Reddit, BlueSky
Definitions from Wiktionary (cleidoic)

▸ adjective:  (biology, of an egg) Enclosed in a protective shell that limits the interchange of fluids

Similar:
ectocochleate, ectocochliate, cysted, conchiferous, ooplasmic, cystovarian, dechorionated, oligolecithal, oophorous, chorionated, more...

Opposite:
non-cleidoic, acleidoic, lecithotrophic

▸ Words similar to cleidoic

▸ Usage examples for cleidoic

▸ Idioms related to cleidoic

▸ Wikipedia articles (New!)

▸ Popular nouns described by cleidoic

▸ Words that often appear near cleidoic

▸ Rhymes of cleidoic

▸ Invented words related to cleidoic

Similar:
ectocochleate, ectocochliate, cysted, conchiferous, ooplasmic, cystovarian, dechorionated, oligolecithal, oophorous, chorionated, more...

Opposite:
non-cleidoic, acleidoic, lecithotrophic



Writing poetry or lyrics? You can find related words that match a given meter.
This feature is permanently available from the "Related words" tab and from the Thesaurus.


(Click a button above to see words related to "cleidoic" that fit the given meter.)



Home   Reverse Dictionary / Thesaurus   Datamuse   Word games   Spruce   Feedback   Dark mode   Random word   Help


Color thesaurus

Use OneLook to find colors for words and words for colors

See an example

Literary notes

Use OneLook to learn how words are used by great writers

See an example

Word games

Try our innovative vocabulary games

Play Now

Read the latest OneLook newsletter issue: Threepeat Redux