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vitelline definition

vi·tel·line (-in, -ēn)

adjective

  1. of or having to do with the egg yolk
  2. yellow like an egg yolk

Etymology: ME vitellyn < L vitellus: see vitellus

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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