Hatch
Hatch verb - To cover and warm eggs as the young inside develop.
Usage example: the mallards and geese have begun hatching in their nests down by the pond
Both words in one sentence
- Basically, females lay eggs frequently (at least once a year, if not more), even without any sexual contact; unfertilised eggs hatch as males, fertilised eggs hatch as females.
Source: Gender Rarity Value -
While it's All There in the Manual, Gears apparently lay eggs or the children come out in a protective cocoon they later hatch out of.
Source: Bizarre Alien Reproduction - Their secret of having survived for so long is being able to lay many eggs that are able to lay dormant for years until conditions are right for them to hatch.
Source: Living Relic
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