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Ectolecithal

Webster's Dictionary

(a.) 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.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Ectolecithal'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​e/ectolecithal.html. 1828.