Definitions
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective (Biol.) same as
young-bearing .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective capable of producing eggs and bearing offspring
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Examples
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Iowa has been the No. 1 egg-producing state in the nation for the past 10 years.
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Iowa has been the No. 1 egg-producing state in the nation for the past 10 years.
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Iowa has been the No. 1 egg-producing state in the nation for the past 10 years.
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We are working with local organizations and advocates in Ohio -- the nation's second largest egg-producing state with a population of nearly 27 million caged laying hens -- to follow the lead of other states and phase out some of the most inhumane intensive confinement systems, including battery cages.
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And while some states inspect farms and egg-laying facilities -- and several conduct vigorous inspection programs -- Iowa, the leading egg-producing state, does not, said Dustin Vande Hoef, spokesman for the state's agriculture department.
As egg producers consolidate, problems of just one company can be far-reaching 2010
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We are working with local organizations and advocates in Ohio -- the nation's second largest egg-producing state with a population of nearly 27 million caged laying hens -- to follow the lead of other states and phase out some of the most inhumane intensive confinement systems, including battery cages.
Wayne Pacelle: Force for Change Against Factory Farming 2010
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The recall poses a threat to the wider egg-producing industry, thanks to confusion that can arise in the wake of recalls.
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And while some states inspect farms and egg-laying facilities -- and several conduct vigorous inspection programs -- Iowa, the leading egg-producing state, does not, said Dustin Vande Hoef, spokesman for the state's agriculture department.
As egg producers consolidate, problems of just one company can be far-reaching 2010
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Although some of the country's biggest egg-producing states have recently agreed to ban the implementation of new cages for egg-laying hens (existing cages can stay), the life of a commercially raised chicken remains abysmal.
Isabel Cowles: You Are What You Eat. Are You Comfortable With That? 2010
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Proposition 2 in California won the support not only of urban voters but also a majority of rural voters in the largest egg-producing counties.
Michael Markarian: Animals on the Hill, and in The Hill 2009
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