vitellus

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

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

Etymology

From Latin vitellus (“the yolk of an egg”). Doublet of veal.

In classic literature

Synonyms

yolk

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