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vitellophag
noun
vi·tel·lo·phag
\vīˈteləˌfag, və̇ˈt-\
variants: less commonly
vitellophage
\-fāj\Definition of vitellophag
-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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Origin and Etymology of vitellophag
vitell- + -phage
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