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Meaning of vitellarium | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1
/ˌvɪ.tɛˈlɛə.ɹi.əm/

Definitions

A type of gland, in flatworms and similar organisms, that secretes yolk.

Examples

“In the hymenolepid cestode Fimbriaria fasciolaris, the vitellaria and uterus are continuous throughout the strobila.”
“Germarium and vitellarium are distinct and the latter contains one or two small, immature basal oocytes.”
“The abundance of these proteins in the independent ovary section dataset were assessed using linear mixed models to compare abundance in ovary sections (four levels: germarium, early vitellariums, late vitellarium, and germarium).”

CEFR level

C1
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This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.

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