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View synonyms for vitellus
vitellus
[ vi-tel-uhs, vahy- ]
noun
, plural vi·tel·lus·es.
- the yolk of an egg.
vitellus
/ vɪˈtɛləs /
noun
- rare.zoology the yolk of an egg
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Word History and Origins
Origin of vitellus1
Borrowed into English from Latin around 1720–30
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Word History and Origins
Origin of vitellus1
C18: from Latin, literally: little calf, later: yolk of an egg, from vitulus calf
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Example Sentences
It has only been met with in the vitellus of some of the medium sized ova of a young female.
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It is formed from the vitellus at a much later period than the proper vitelline membrane.
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The yolk spherules I find to be first developed in a peripheral layer of the vitellus.
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Vit′ellary, Vitell′ine, pertaining to the vitellus, or forming such.
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In Ascidia canina these processes become as long as the whole diameter of the vitellus (Kupffer, No. 60).
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