English dictionary

vitellus

/v/I/'t/E/l/@/s/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

noun

nutritive material of an ovum stored for the nutrition of an embryo (especially the yellow mass of a bird or reptile egg)

noun.animal

Synonyms yolk

Source: WordNet 3.0
The contents or substance of the ovum; egg yolk. See <i>Illust.</i> of <u>Ovum</u>.

noun

Source: webster1913