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vitellophage

vitellophage noun: any of a class of cell, in the eggs of insects, crustaceans, and arachnids, that are not part of the future embryo, and have an uncertain function.

Noun

vitellophage (plural vitellophages)

  1. Any of a class of cell, in the eggs of insects, crustaceans, and arachnids, that are not part of the future embryo, and have an uncertain function

Forms of vitellophage

pluralvitellophages

Origin of vitellophage

From vitello- + -phage.

Questions about vitellophage

What does vitellophage mean?
Vitellophage means any of a class of cell, in the eggs of insects, crustaceans, and arachnids, that are not part of the future embryo, and have an uncertain function.
What part of speech is vitellophage?
Vitellophage is a noun.
What is the plural of vitellophage?
The plural of vitellophage is vitellophages.

Words near vitellophage in the dictionary

  1. vitellogenous
  2. vitellogens
  3. vitellointestinal
  4. vitellolysis
  5. vitellolytic
  6. vitellophage
  7. vitellophages
  8. vitellorubin
  9. Vitellos
  10. vitellus
  11. vitelluses

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