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Egg-laying animals that start with C
The full list of egg-laying animals starting with C: 24 names, taken from the 199 answers to “Name an animal that lays eggs but is not a bird” in Icillion.
All 24 egg-laying animals that start with C
- Caecilian
- Caiman
- Cane toad
- Carp
- Catfish
- Catsharkalso Small-spotted catshark
- Centipede
- Chameleon
- Chimaeraalso Ratfish
- Cicada
- Clam
- Clownfish
- Cobra
- Cockroach
- Coconut crab
- Cod
- Coral
- Corn snake
- Crab
- Crane fly
- Crayfishalso Crawfish
- Cricket
- Crocodile
- Cuttlefish
About this list
- C is the 2nd most common first letter in this list: 24 of the 199 egg-laying animals (12%).
- Shortest: “Cod”. Longest: “Coconut crab”.
- 4 names have more than one word.
- 3 can be spelled more than one way, and all the spellings count.
Quick answers
- How many egg-laying animals start with C?
- 24 of the 199 egg-laying animals in Icillion start with C, for example Crocodile, Cockroach and Chameleon.
- What is the longest name among egg-laying animals that start with C?
- The longest is “Coconut crab” and the shortest is “Cod”.
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