English Dictionary

addling

IPA（発音記号）

/ˈæ.də.lɪŋ/

名詞

不可算名詞

The act of causing fertilised eggs to lose viability, by killing the developing embryo within through shaking, piercing, freezing or oiling, without breaking the shell or other outer layer.

日本語の意味

殻や外層を破壊せずに、振動、穿刺、凍結、油処理などの方法で、受精卵内の発育中の胚を殺し、その発育能力を失わせる行為。

Local conservationists recommended addling as a humane way to reduce the number of feral pigeon chicks without destroying the eggs.

地元の保護活動家たちは、受精卵の胚を殻を割らずに死滅させて孵化能力を失わせる行為（例えば振る、穿孔、凍結、油を塗るなど）を、野生化した鳩の雛の数を減らす人道的な方法として推奨した。

意味（1）

The act of causing fertilised eggs to lose viability, by killing the developing embryo within through shaking, piercing, freezing or oiling, without breaking the shell or other outer layer.

The familiar hatchery practice of agitating the eggs after they are eyed, called shocking or addling, ruptures the yolk membranes of the ever-tender sterile eggs. The result is a precipitation of the globulin and a whitening of the egg.