vitellarium
Syllables: vi·tel·lar·i·umUK/ˌvɪ.tɛˈlɛə.ɹi.əm/US/ˌvɪ.tɛˈlɛ.ɹi.əm/
vitellarium noun: a type of gland, in flatworms and similar organisms, that secretes yolk.
Noun
vitellarium (plural vitellariums or vitellaria)
- A type of gland, in flatworms and similar organisms, that secretes yolk.
- In the hymenolepid cestode Fimbriaria fasciolaris, the vitellaria and uterus are continuous throughout the strobila.1988, K. G. Adiyodi, Reproductive Biology of Invertebrates, Accessory Sex Glands, page 41
- Germarium and vitellarium are distinct and the latter contains one or two small, immature basal oocytes.2015 July 8, “Convergent Reduction of Ovariole Number Associated with Subterranean Life in Beetles”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI
vitellarium meaning in Tamil
vitellarium in Tamil
- மஞ்சட்கருவாக்கி
Forms of vitellarium
| plural | vitellariums |
|---|---|
| plural | vitellaria |
Origin of vitellarium
Derived from New Latin, from vitellus (“yolk”) + -ārium (prefix: place associated with). By surface analysis, vitell- + -arium. See also English vitellus.
Words that rhyme with vitellarium
- columbarium
- tepidarium
- caldarium
- sacrarium
- -arium
- herbarium
- necessarium
- ocularium
- samarium
- vestiarium
- acarinarium
- allylsamarium
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- antiquarium
- aquaterrarium
- argentarium
- armamentarium
- ascidiarium
- avicularium
- balsamarium
- bullarium
- bunarium
- calendarium
- calidarium
- calvarium
- canarium
- chilarium
- cibarium
- cinerarium
- clavicularium
- cochlearium
- collectarium
- collunarium
- cometarium
- conarium
- demecarium
- dibarium
- disamarium
- disciplinarium
- dissepimentarium
- emissarium
- evangelarium
- formicarium
- frigidarium
- fusarium
- gerbilarium
- germarium
- glaciarium
- glirarium
- gnathochilarium
- herpetarium
- hexabarium
- imaginarium
- insectarium
- Intermarium
- intracalvarium
- itinerarium
- juvenarium
- lactarium
- lararium
- larvarium
Questions about vitellarium
- What does vitellarium mean?
- Vitellarium means a type of gland, in flatworms and similar organisms, that secretes yolk.
- What is vitellarium in Tamil?
- Vitellarium in Tamil is மஞ்சட்கருவாக்கி. See Vitellarium meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is vitellarium?
- Vitellarium is a noun.
- How do you pronounce vitellarium?
- Vitellarium is pronounced /ˌvɪ.tɛˈlɛə.ɹi.əm/ (UK).
- What is the plural of vitellarium?
- The plural of vitellarium is vitellariums.
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