ovovitelline
/ˌəʊvəʊvɪˈtɛlʌɪn/ /ˌəʊvəʊvʌɪˈtɛlʌɪn/ /ˌəʊvəʊvɪˈtɛliːn/Zoology
adjective
Of or relating to the yolk of an egg. Also: of or relating to both the ovum and the yolk; specifically designating a duct in certain flatworms along which yolk cells and ova both pass.
Origin
1940s; earliest use found in American Midland Naturalist. From ovo- + vitelline, probably after French ovovitelline.
- Dives
- divest
- divestiture
- divestment
- divesture
- divey
- divide
- divide and rule (or conquer)
- divided against itself
- divided highway
- divided skirt
- dividend
- dividend cover
- dividend coverage
- dividend warrant
- dividend yield
- divider
- dividing line
- dividing range
- divi-divi
- divination
- divinatory
- divine
- divinely
- divineness