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noun - the yellow spherical part of an egg that is surrounded by the albumen
noun - nutritive material of an ovum stored for the nutrition of an embryo (especially the yellow mass of a bird or reptile egg)
The yellow, usually spherical portion of an egg of a bird or reptile, surrounded by the albumen and serving as nutriment for the developing young.
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| Andrew Wyeth's "Christina's World" is an example of tempera, in which this egg part is mixed with pigment |
| In a bird's egg, it's contained within the vitelline membrane |
| Baby catfish are called sac fry subsist for 5 days on this, even after they hatch from the egg |
| This part of an egg contains the cholesterol |
| This sac in a bird's egg is there to provide nourishment to the embryo |
| Part of an egg, or a natural grease exuded from sheep skin now it's on you |
| It's the primary source of nourishment for an embryo in an egg |
| It comtains all of an egg's fat cholesterol |
| "Bartlett's" quotes Chinese scientist Chang Heng: "Heaven is like an egg, and the earth is like" this part "of the egg" |
| This part of an egg gets its name from the Old English for "yellow" |
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Among animals which produce one, the yolk (also known as the vitellus) is the nutrient-bearing portion of the egg whose primary function is to supply food for the development of the embryo. Some kinds of egg contain no yolk, for example because they are laid in situations where the food supply is sufficient (such as in the body of the host of a parasitoid) or because the embryo develops in the parent's body, which supplies the food, usually through a placenta. Reproductive systems in which the mother's body supplies the embryo directly are said to be matrotrophic; those in which the embryo is supplied by yolk are said to be lecithotrophic. In many species, such as all birds, and most reptiles and insects, the yolk takes the form of a special storage organ constructed in the reproductive tract of the mother. In many other animals, especially very small species such as some fishes and invertebrates, the yolk material is not in a special organ, but inside the ovum. * As stored food, yolks a |