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tel•o•lec•i•thal
(tel′ō les′ə thəl, tē′lō-),USA pronunciation adj. [Embryol.]
- Developmental Biologyhaving an accumulation of yolk near the vegetal pole, as the large-yolked eggs or ova of reptiles and birds.
- telo-2 + Greek lékith(os) yolk + -al1 1875–80