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mac·ro·lec·i·thal (mak″ro-lesґĭ-thəl) [macro- + -lecithal] having a large amount of yolk, such as the eggs of fish, birds, reptiles, and monotremes.
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macrolecithal
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macrolecithal — adj. [Gr. makros, large; lekethos, egg yolk] With a large amount of yolk; see microlecithal … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
macrolecithal — /mak roh les euh theuhl/, adj. Embryol. megalecithal. [MACRO + LECITHAL] * * * … Universalium
macrolecithal — mac·ro·lecithal … English syllables
macrolecithal — |makrō+ adjective Etymology: macr + lecithal : megalecithal * * * /mak roh les euh theuhl/, adj. Embryol. megalecithal. [MACRO + LECITHAL] … Useful english dictionary
Egg (biology) — Bird eggs and others (click on image for key) … Wikipedia
megalolecithal — see macrolecithal … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
megalecithal — Denoting an egg rich in yolk, as in bony fishes, reptiles, and birds. [mega + G. lekithos, yolk] * * * mega·lec·i·thal les ə thəl adj of an egg containing very large amounts of yolk * * * mega·lec·i·thal (meg″ə lesґĭ thəl)… … Medical dictionary
polylecithal — poly·lec·i·thal (pol″e lesґĭ thəl) macrolecithal … Medical dictionary
