English
Noun
vitellarium (plural vitellaria)
- A type of gland, in flatworms and similar organisms, that secretes yolk.
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2015 July 8, “Convergent Reduction of Ovariole Number Associated with Subterranean Life in Beetles”, in PLOS ONE, DOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0131986:- Germarium and vitellarium are distinct and the latter contains one or two small, immature basal oocytes.