vitellophag

noun vi·tel·lo·phag \ vīˈteləˌfag , və̇ˈt- \

variants: or less commonly vitellophage \-fāj\

Definition of vitellophag

plural -s

: 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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