eccaleobion

eccaleobion
eccaleobion /e-kal-i-ō-bīˈon/ (historical)
noun
A kind of incubator
ORIGIN: Gr ekkaleō bīon I call forth life

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  • Eccaleobion — Ec ca*le*o bi*on, n. [Gr. ekkalei^n to call out ( ek out of + kalei^n to call) + bi os life.] A contrivance for hatching eggs by artificial heat. [1913 Webster] || …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • eccaleobion — Something which gives life or brings alive …   Grandiloquent dictionary

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