(definition) by Webster 1913 Tue Dec 21 1999 at 23:17:59

Ec`to*lec"i*thal (?), a. [Ecto- + Gr. the yolk of an egg.] Biol.

Having the food yolk, at the commencement of segmentation, in a peripheral position, and the cleavage process confined to the center of the egg; as, ectolecithal ova.

 

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