egg An egg is an organic vessel grown by an animal to carry a possibly fertilized egg cell (a zygote) and to incubate from it an embryo within the egg until the embryo has become an animal fetus that can survive on its own, at which point the ...

is an organic vessel in which an embryo begins to develop. Egg, EGG or eggs may also refer to:

Biology

Egg cell The egg cell or ovum (: ova) is the female Reproduction, reproductive cell, or gamete, in most anisogamous organisms (organisms that reproduce sexually with a larger, female gamete and a smaller, male one). The term is used when the female game ...

, the female reproductive cell (gamete) in oogamous organisms

Food

Eggs as food Humans and other hominids have consumed eggs for millions of years. The most widely consumed eggs are those of fowl, especially chickens. People in Southeast Asia began harvesting chicken eggs for food by 1500 BCE. Eggs of other birds, such ...

Places

Egg, Austria Egg is a market town in the Bregenz Forest, in the western Austrian state of Vorarlberg, part of the district of Bregenz. It is the has the highest population of any community in the Bregenzerwald. In 1894, the Brauerei Egg, the only brewery l ...

Egg, Switzerland Egg is a Municipalities of Switzerland, municipality in the district of Uster (district), Uster in the Cantons of Switzerland, canton of Zurich (canton), Zürich in Switzerland. History Egg is first mentioned in 775 as ''Echa''. Personalities * ...

People

* Antonio Brack Egg (1940–2014), former Peruvian Minister of the Environment *

Augustus Egg Augustus Leopold Egg RA (2 May 1816 – 26 March 1863) was a British Victorian artist, and member of The Clique best known for his modern triptych '' Past and Present'' (1858), which depicts the breakup of a middle-class Victorian family. Biog ...

(1816–1863), English artist * Mr Egg (born 1959), Scottish musician, born James Matthew McDonald *

Oscar Egg Oscar Egg (2 March 1890 – 9 February 1961) was a Swiss track and road bicycle racer. He captured the world hour record three times before the First World War and won major road races and stages of the Tour de France and Giro d'Italia. He ...

(1890–1961), Swiss racing cyclist

Arts, entertainment, and media

Fictional entities

* Egg, the name of the inhabited neutron star in the book ''

Dragon's Egg ''Dragon's Egg'' is a 1980 hard science fiction novel by American writer Robert L. Forward. In the story, Dragon's Egg is a neutron star with a surface gravity 67 billion times that of Earth, and inhabited by cheela, intelligent creatur ...

'' by Robert L. Forward * Aegon V Targaryen, nicknamed "Egg", a titular character from the ''

Tales of Dunk and Egg ''Tales of Dunk and Egg'' is a series of fantasy novellas by George R. R. Martin, set in the world of his ''A Song of Ice and Fire'' novels. They follow the adventures of "Dunk" (the future Lord Commander of the Kingsguard, Ser Duncan the Tall) ...

'' stories by George R. R. Martin * Ann Veal, also known as Egg, a character on the show ''Arrested Development'' * The Egg, an antagonist featured in two episodes of the animated series ''

Count Duckula ''Count Duckula'' is a British children's television series, children's animated comedy horror television series created by British studio Cosgrove Hall Films, Cosgrove Hall Productions and produced by Thames Television as a spin-off of ''Dang ...

''; "00 Duck", series 3, episode 12 (1991) and "Venice a Duck, Not a Duck!", series 4, episode 13 (1991) * Eggs Trubshaw, the protagonist of the 2014 animated film ''

The Boxtrolls ''The Boxtrolls'' is a 2014 American animated fantasy comedy film produced by Laika and loosely based on the 2005 novel '' Here Be Monsters!'' by Alan Snow. Directed by Graham Annable (in his feature directorial debut) and Anthony Stacchi an ...

Films

* ''Egg'' (2007 film), a 2007 Turkish-Greek drama * ''Egg'' (2018 film), a 2018 American comedy film * ''Eggs'' (film) a 1995 Norwegian comedy

Games

* ''Egg'' (video game), a 1981 video game made by Nintendo * EGG Console, also known as ''Project EGG for Nintendo Switch'', a brand of classic games by D4 Enterprise#EGG ConsoleD4 Enterprise * ''

Elemental Gimmick Gear is an action role-playing game for the Sega Dreamcast console. ''Elemental Gimmick Gear'' uses hand-drawn art in an overhead view during exploration, then switches to 3D graphics during boss battles. It was developed by Birthday and published b ...

'' or EGG, a 1999 Sega Dreamcast game

Music

Groups

Egg (band) Egg were an English progressive rock band formed in July 1968. Remembered for their strange, experimental sound, the band produced three studio albums before disbanding in 1974. Career The founder members of Egg were Dave Stewart who played ...

, English group founded 1969 *

Eggs (band) Eggs was an American indie rock band based in Washington, D.C., centered on Andrew Beaujon. The band was formed in 1990 in Richmond, Virginia, United States. They were active in the early to mid 1990s and was signed to prominent indie pop record ...

, an American group founded 1990 *

The Egg (band) The Egg are a British electronic dance music band, consisting of Ned Scott (keyboards), Maff Scott (drums), Paul Marshall (bass) and Matt White (lead guitar). History Founded in the early 1990s in Oxford, England, the Egg released its first ...

, a British electronic dance music band

Albums

* ''Egg'' (album), an album by Egg

Television

* ''

The Eggs ''The Eggs'' is a children's animated television program that broadcast on the Nine Network on 2004 to 2005. There are 52 episodes of 12 minutes duration. Two cartoon episodes were usually screened together in a half hour timeslot. ''The Eggs'' ...

'', an Australian-Canadian animated series *''

EGG, the Arts Show ''EGG, the arts show'' is an American nonfiction television program that aired on PBS from January 13, 2000 to April 8, 2005. ''EGG'' documented both the famous and the unusual aspects and projects of classical and modern arts; its narrator was ...

'', a TV program * ''

eGG HD eGG Network (formerly known as Every Good Game) was a Malaysian pay television channel that was launched on 7 June 2016. It is a joint venture of Rocketfuel Entertainment Sdn Bhd. This channel focused on esports and broadcast electronic gaming t ...

'', a TV channel by Astro Malaysia, focusing on e-sports

Other arts, entertainment, and media

* ''Egg'' (magazine), a Japanese style magazine published since 1995 * ''Eggs'' (novel), a novel by Jerry Spinelli, published in 2007 * "The Egg" (de Camp short story), a short story by L. Sprague de Camp published in 1956 * "The Egg" (Weir short story) a short story by Andy Weir published in 2009

Brands and enterprises

* Egg (car), a Swiss car make in business from 1896 to 1919 *

Egg (chair) The Egg is a chair designed by Arne Jacobsen in 1959 for the SAS Royal Hotel hotel in Copenhagen, Denmark. It is manufactured by Republic of Fritz Hansen. Design The Egg was designed in a typical Jacobsen style, using state-of-the-art materia ...

, a chair designed by Arne Jacobsen in 1958 *

EG&G EG&G, formally known as Edgerton, Germeshausen, and Grier, Inc., was a United States national defense contractor and provider of management and technical services. The company was involved in contracting services to the United States government ...

, an American defense contractor, founded in 1931 and defunct since 2009 *

Egg Banking Egg was an internet bank headquartered in Derby, that is now a trading name of Yorkshire Building Society. Egg was born out of the banking arm in the United Kingdom of Prudential plc, which was established in 1996, and the Egg brand was launche ...

, a British internet bank established in 1996 * Egg London, a famous nightclub in England * ''L'Oeuf'' (the Egg), an aluminum and plexiglass car designed by

Paul Arzens Paul Arzens (28 August 1903 – 2 February 1990) was a French industrial designer of railway locomotives and motor cars. Arzens was born in Paris, at an address along the on the northern side of the city. As a young man he studied at t ...

Science and technology

* EGG (file format), a compressed archive file format used in computers *

Electrogastrogram An electrogastrogram (EGG) is a computer generated graphic produced by electrogastrography, which detects, analyzes and records the myoelectrical signal generated by the movement of the smooth muscle of the stomach, intestines and other smooth musc ...

, a graphic showing electrical signals in the stomach muscles *

Electroglottograph The electroglottograph, or EGG, (also referred to as a laryngograph) is a device used for the noninvasive measurement of the degree of contact between the vibrating vocal folds during voice production. Though it is difficult to verify the assum ...

, a device for measuring vocal fold movement * Evaporating gaseous globule, a type of interstellar gas cloud that is thought to give rise to new stars

Other uses

Darning egg Darning is a sewing technique for repairing holes or worn areas in textile, fabric or knitting using sewing needle, needle and sewing thread, thread alone. It is often done by hand, but using a sewing machine is also possible. Hand darning emp ...

, a sewing tool *

EGG Project The Global Consciousness Project (GCP, also called the EGG Project) is a parapsychology experiment begun in 1998 as an attempt to detect possible interactions of "global consciousness" with physical systems. The project monitors a geographically di ...

, or Global Consciousness Project, a parapsychology experiment begun in 1998 at Princeton University * '' Erbgesundheitsgericht'', the Genetic Health Court of Nazi Germany *

World egg ''Cosmic Egg'' is the second studio album by Australian rock band Wolfmother, released on 23 October 2009. It is the first album by the second lineup of the band, featuring vocalist, songwriter and lead guitarist Andrew Stockdale, bassist and ...

or Cosmic egg, a mythological motif found in the creation myths of many cultures and civilizations *

Egging Egging is the act of throwing eggs at people or property. The eggs are usually raw, but can be hard-boiled or rotten. The egging of politicians is a well-known form of protest, and egging cars or houses can be done as a form of vandalism, with ...

, the act of throwing eggs at people or property * Egg, in

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a transgender person who has not yet realized that they are trans