Definition
A person or animal that eats eggs, particularly birds or other creatures that consume eggs as food.
Etymology
From English 'egg' (from Old Norse 'egg') + 'eater' (from Old English 'etan', meaning to consume). The compound emerged in English as a descriptor for animals with egg-eating habits.
Kelly Says
Many birds and snakes are egg-eaters, and some species like Egyptian vultures even use tools—dropping rocks on ostrich eggs to crack them open. This simple word describes one of nature's most resourceful feeding strategies.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
እንቁላል ብላ
en-koo-lal b-lah
ARالعربية
آكل البيض
ah-kel al-bayd
BNবাংলা
ডিম খাওয়া
dim khah-oh-yah
CACatalà
menjador d'ous
meh-nyah-dor dohs
CSČeština
poživač vajec
poh-zhee-vach vay-tseh
DADansk
æggeæder
ehg-geh-eh-der
DEDeutsch
Eierfresser
ai-er-freh-ser
ELΕλληνικά
τρωγός αυγών
troh-gohs af-gohn
ESEspañol
comedor de huevos
koh-meh-dor deh ue-vos
FAفارسی
خورنده تخم مرغ
khor-eh-ndeh tahk-m mor-gh
FISuomi
munien syöjä
moo-nee-en syoh-jah
FRFrançais
mangeur d'œufs
/mɑ̃.ʒœʁ.d‿œf/
GUGU
ઈંડા ખાનાર
in-da khah-nah-r
HAHA
mai gosho
mah-ee goh-shoh
HEעברית
אוכל ביצים
oh-khel bee-tsee-m
HIहिन्दी
अंडे खाने वाला
and-e khah-neh vaal-ah
HUMagyar
tojásfaló
toy-yahsh-fah-loh
IDBahasa Indonesia
pemakan telur
peh-mah-kan teh-loor
IGIG
onye na-eri agwo
oh-nyeh nah-eh-ree ah-gwoh
ITItaliano
mangiatore di uova
mahn-jah-toh-reh dee oo-vah
KKKK
жұмыртқа жейтін
zhoom-ir-tkah zhey-teen
KMKM
អ្នកទទួលពង
nak toh-tohl pong
KO한국어
계란 먹는 사람
gye-ran meok-neun sa-ram
MRMR
अंडी खाणारा
and-ee khah-nah-rah
MSBahasa Melayu
pemakan telur
peh-mah-kan teh-loor
MYမြန်မာ
ဥမှုစားသူ
u-mu-hu-sar-thu
NLNederlands
eiereter
ay-er-eh-ter
NONorsk
eggeter
ehg-geh-ter
PAPA
ਅੰਡੇ ਖਾਣ ਵਾਲਾ
and-eh khah-n vah-lah
PLPolski
zjadacz jaj
zh-yah-dach yah
PTPortuguês
comedor de ovos
koh-meh-dor deh oh-vos
RORomână
mâncător de ouă
mahn-kah-tohr deh oo-ah
RUРусский
поедатель яиц
poh-eh-dah-tel yay-ts
SVSvenska
äggätare
ehg-geh-tah-reh
SWKiswahili
mzazi wa mayai
mzah-zi wah mah-yah-ee
TAதமிழ்
முட்டை உண்ணும்
mud-tai uhn-nuhm
TEతెలుగు
గుడ్లు తినేవాడు
gud-lu tee-neh-vah-duh
THไทย
คนกินไข่
khon kin khai
TLTL
kumakain ng itlog
koo-mah-kah-in ng it-log
TRTürkçe
yumurta yiyen
yoo-moor-tah yee-yen
UKУкраїнська
їдець яєць
yed-eh-ts yay-ts
URاردو
انڈے کھانے والا
and-eh khah-neh vaal-ah
VITiếng Việt
người ăn trứng
ngu-oi an trung
YOYO
olóòjí ẹyin
oh-loh-oh-jee eh-yin
ZUZU
odla ziphuzo
oh-dlah zee-poo-zoh