vi·tel·lo·phag
| \ vīˈteləˌfag, və̇ˈt- \
variants:
or less commonly vitellophage \
-fāj
\
plural -s
Definition of vitellophag
: any of the cleavage cells or nuclei in a centrolecithal egg that do not participate in embryo formation but remain in and function in the assimilation of the yolk
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