How many egg-laying animals start with H?

12 of the 199 egg-laying animals in Icillion start with H, for example Horseshoe crab, Hornet and Herring.

What is the longest name among egg-laying animals that start with H?

The longest is “Hawksbill turtle” and the shortest is “Hornet”.

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Looking for egg-laying animals that begin with H? Here are 12 of them in alphabetical order, from “Hagfish” to “Horseshoe crab”.

H is the 7th most common first letter in this list: 12 of the 199 egg-laying animals (6%).
Shortest: “Hornet”. Longest: “Hawksbill turtle”.
6 names have more than one word.
1 can be spelled more than one way, and all the spellings count.

How many egg-laying animals start with H?: 12 of the 199 egg-laying animals in Icillion start with H, for example Horseshoe crab, Hornet and Herring.
What is the longest name among egg-laying animals that start with H?: The longest is “Hawksbill turtle” and the shortest is “Hornet”.

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