Eccaleobion

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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]