| NOUN | animal | vitellus, yolk | nutritive material of an ovum stored for the nutrition of an embryo (especially the yellow mass of a bird or reptile egg) |
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| Meaning | nutritive material of an ovum stored for the nutrition of an embryo (especially the yellow mass of a bird or reptile egg). | |
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| Synonym | yolk | |
| Part of | egg | animal reproductive body consisting of an ovum or embryo together with nutritive and protective envelopes |
| Broader | food, nutrient | Any substance that can be metabolized by an animal to give energy and build tissue |
| Spanish | yema | |
| Catalan | rovell | |
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