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vitellarium

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11 lettersPronunciation /ˌvɪ.tɛˈlɛə.ɹi.əm/Part of speech nounSorted aeiillmrtuvStarts with VEnds with M0 clues
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Definitions

  1. A modified part of the ovary that in many flatworms and rotifers produces yolk-filled cells serving to nourish the true eggs.

Word origin

Derived from New Latin, from vitellus (“yolk”) + -ārium (prefix: place associated with). By surface analysis, vitell- + -arium. See also English vitellus.

Used in a sentence

  • In the hymenolepid cestode Fimbriaria fasciolaris, the vitellaria and uterus are continuous throughout the strobila.
  • Germarium and vitellarium are distinct and the latter contains one or two small, immature basal oocytes.

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