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VITELLIGENOUS
VITELLIGENOUS
Vit `
el
*
lig
"e *
nous,
a. (Zoöl.)
Defn:
Producing
yolk,
or
vitelline
substance;
--
applied
to
certain
cells (
also
called
nutritive,
or
yolk,
cells )
formed
in
the
ovaries
of
many
insects,
and
supposed
to
supply
nutriment
to
the
developing
ova.