ovovitelline
/ˌəʊvəʊvɪˈtɛlʌɪn/ /ˌəʊvəʊvʌɪˈtɛlʌɪn/ /ˌəʊvəʊvɪˈtɛliːn/Zoology
adjective
Of or relating to the yolk of an egg. Also: of or relating to both the ovum and the yolk; specifically designating a duct in certain flatworms along which yolk cells and ova both pass.
Origin
1940s; earliest use found in American Midland Naturalist. From ovo- + vitelline, probably after French ovovitelline.
- food poisoning
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- food shelf
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- food stylist
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- food supply
- food taster
- food technologist
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- food truck
- food vacuole
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- food-vase