lay an egg

Examples (10)

• A chicken lays an egg almost every day.
• The hen laid a brown egg this morning.
• The sea turtle will return to this beach to lay her eggs.
• My pet parrot has never laid an egg.
• We watched the robin busy laying its eggs in the nest.
• The queen bee's main job is to lay eggs.
• If a penguin lays two eggs, only one chick usually survives.
• The butterfly finds a specific leaf on which to lay its eggs.
• How many eggs does an ostrich typically lay at one time?
• Many reptiles find a safe, hidden place to lay their eggs.