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vi·tel·lus
(vĭ-tĕl′əs, vī-)n. pl. vi·tel·lus·es
The yolk of an egg.
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vitellus
(vɪˈtɛləs)n, pl -luses or -li (-laɪ)
(Zoology) zoology rare the yolk of an egg
[C18: from Latin, literally: little calf, later: yolk of an egg, from vitulus calf]
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vi•tel•lus
(vɪˈtɛl əs, vaɪ-)n., pl. -lus•es.
an egg yolk.
[1720–30; < Latin]
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Noun | 1. | vitellus - nutritive material of an ovum stored for the nutrition of an embryo (especially the yellow mass of a bird or reptile egg) egg - animal reproductive body consisting of an ovum or embryo together with nutritive and protective envelopes; especially the thin-shelled reproductive body laid by e.g. female birds |
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