English Explanatory Dictionary

vitellary

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Vitelline.
noun
  1. A cluster of undeveloped eggs within the ovary of a female bird.
  2. The vitelline gland; a gland that produces yolk in some worms.

Pronunciation

/vɪˈtɛləɹi/ /vaɪˈ-/ /ˈvaɪ.təlˌɛɹi/

Word forms

vitellary more vitellary most vitellary vitellaries

Etymology

From Latin vitellus (“a little calf, the yolk of an egg”) + -ary.

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