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vitellus
vi·tel·lus V0128000 (vĭ-tĕl′əs, vī-)n. pl. vi·tel·lus·es The yolk of an egg.
[Latin, probably diminutive of vitulus, calf; see wet- in Indo-European roots.]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]vi•tel•lus (vɪˈtɛl əs, vaɪ-)
n., pl. -lus•es. an egg yolk. [1720–30; < Latin] Thesaurus| 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)yolkfood, nutrient - any substance that can be metabolized by an animal to give energy and build tissueegg - 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 |
EncyclopediaSeeyolkvitellus
yolk [yōk] the stored nutrient of the ovum.yolk (yōk, yōlk), 1. One of the types of nutritive material stored in the oocyte (ovum) for the nutrition of the embryo; yolk is particularly abundant and conspicuous in the eggs of birds. Synonym(s): vitellus2. Fatty material found in the wool of sheep; when extracted and purified, it becomes lanolin. [A.S. geolca; geolu, yellow] vitellus (vĭ-tĕl′əs, vī-)n. pl. vitel·luses The yolk of an egg.yolk (yōk) 1. One of the types of nutritive material stored in the oocyte for the nutrition of the embryo; particularly abundant and conspicuous in the eggs of birds.
Synonym(s): vitellus. 2. Fatty material found in the wool of sheep; when extracted and purified, it becomes lanolin. [A.S. geolca;geolu, yellow]vitellus
Related to vitellus: yolkySynonyms for vitellusnoun nutritive material of an ovum stored for the nutrition of an embryo (especially the yellow mass of a bird or reptile egg)SynonymsRelated Words |