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/tel'oh les"euh theuhl, tee'loh-/, adj. Embryol.having an accumulation of yolk near the vegetal pole, as the large-yolked eggs or ova of reptiles and birds.[1875-80; TELO-2 + Gk lékith(os) yolk + -AL1]
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Telolecithal — ( Greek telo = end, lekithos = yolk) refers to the uneven distribution of yolk in the cytoplasm of ovums of found in birds, reptiles, and fish. The yolk is concentrated at one pole of the egg separate from the developing embryo.This type of egg… … Wikipedia
telolecithal egg — telolecithal egg. См. телолецитальное яйцо. (Источник: «Англо русский толковый словарь генетических терминов». Арефьев В.А., Лисовенко Л.А., Москва: Изд во ВНИРО, 1995 г.) … Молекулярная биология и генетика. Толковый словарь.
telolecithal — eggs having a large portion of yolk at one end, e.g. Myxini, Elasmobranchii, Holocephali, and many Teleostei … Dictionary of ichthyology
telolecithal — adjective having the yolk at one end … Wiktionary
telolecithal — Denoting an ovum in which a large amount of deuteroplasm or yolk accumulates at the vegetative pole, as in the eggs of birds and reptiles. [G. telos, end, + G. lekithos, yolk] * * * telo·lec·i·thal .tel ō les ə thəl, .tēl adj of an egg having the … Medical dictionary
telolecithal — adj. having a large yolk … English contemporary dictionary
telolecithal — telo·lecithal … English syllables
telolecithal — tel•o•lec•i•thal [[t]ˌtɛl oʊˈlɛs ə θəl, ˌti loʊ [/t]] adj. dvl having an accumulation of yolk near the vegetal pole, as the large yolked eggs or ova of reptiles and birds • Etymology: 1875–80 … From formal English to slang
telolecithal — |tēlō, |telō+ adjective Etymology: tel (II) + Greek lekithos yolk of an egg + English al : having the yolk large in amount and concentrated at one pole used of an egg; compare centrolecithal … Useful english dictionary
telolecithal egg — An egg cell with abundant yolk concentrated toward the lower side of the cell; see centrolecithal egg … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
