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vitellophage

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English

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Etymology

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From vitello- +‎ -phage.

Noun

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vitellophage (plural vitellophages)

  1. Any of a class of cell, in the eggs of insects, crustaceans, and arachnids, that are not part of the future embryo, and have an uncertain function