Commentary for Temurah 61:10

א"ר הונא

[The Sages] differ from R'Eliezer only in the case of issue of a trefah, since it develops from the air,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' The embryo of an animal is not attached to the latter's body but develops on its own and hangs, so to speak, in the air; whereas an egg, so long as it is not completed, is attached to the body and is completed inside the bird (Rashi) . Another interpretation given by Rashi: An embryo of an animal grows and develops after it sees the light of day, i.e., after birth, whereas an egg does not develop any more after birth, thus proving that it is part of the body of the bird and can only grow when joined to it.');">⁶</span>

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