vi·tel·lus (v -t l  s, v -)n. pl. vi·tel·lus·es The yolk of an egg. [Latin, probably diminutive of vitulus, calf; see wet-2 in Indo-European roots.] |
vitellus [vɪˈtɛləs]
n pl -luses, -li [-laɪ]
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) Zoology rare the yolk of an egg
[from Latin, literally: little calf, later: yolk of an egg, from vitulus calf]
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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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