CLEIDOIC


Meaning of CLEIDOIC in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ klī-ˈdō-ik ]

adjective

Etymology: Greek kleidoun to fasten, lock in, from kleid-, kleis key — more at clavicle

Date: 1931

of an egg : enclosed in a relatively impervious shell which reduces free exchange with the environment

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.