Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dead-in-shell

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.33 in modern English

Syllables
dead--in-shell
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

That has partially developed but died without hatching.

Questions

What does dead-in-shell mean?
That has partially developed but died without hatching.

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