Meanings
adjectivevitelligenous (not comparable)
- not comparablebiologyProducing yolk, or a yolk-like substance
vitelligenous cells formed in the ovaries of insects
Origin
From vitellus (“yolk”) + -genous.
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vitelligenous. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vitelligenous
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“vitelligenous.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vitelligenous. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “vitelligenous,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vitelligenous.
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