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| a chattering or flighty, light-headed person. |
| a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare. |
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| —n | |
| 1. | the substance in an animal ovum consisting of protein and fat that nourishes the developing embryoRelated: vitelline |
| 2. | a greasy substance secreted by the skin of a sheep and present in the fleece |
| Related: vitelline | |
| [Old English geoloca, from geolu | |
| 'yolkless | |
| —adj | |
| 'yolky | |
| —adj | |
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yolk
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yolk (yōk)
n.
The portion of the egg of an animal that consists of protein and fat from which the early embryo gets its main nourishment and of protoplasmic substances from which the embryo develops.
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yolk  (yōk) Pronunciation Key
The yellow internal part of the egg of a bird or reptile. The yolk is surrounded by the albumen and supplies food to the developing young. |
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yolk definition
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yolk
the nutritive material of an egg, used as food by a developing, embryonic animal. Eggs with relatively little, uniformly distributed yolk are termed isolecithal. This condition occurs in invertebrates and in all but the lowest mammals. Eggs with abundant yolk concentrated in one hemisphere of the egg are termed telolecithal. This occurs in many invertebrates and in all vertebrates lower than marsupial mammals. In arthropods, the yolk is massed near the centre of the egg; such eggs are termed centrolecithal
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