hatchcasings
nounUK /ˈhætʃˌkeɪsɪŋz/
US /ˈhætʃˌkeɪsɪŋz/
The empty shells left behind after baby animals hatch from their eggs.
We found tiny hatchcasings scattered around the nest after the chicks were born.
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2. The protective covers or casings that open when something hatches.
The hatchcasings split open as the insects emerged.
3. Leftover fragments from a hatching process in a lab or hatchery.
Workers cleaned the hatchcasings from the trays each morning.
4. In fiction, the discarded outer layers of creatures born from pods.
The alien hatchcasings glowed faintly in the dark cave.