mesolecithal
mesolecithal Applied to an egg that has a yolk of intermediate size and strongly concentrated in one hemisphere, typical of Petromyzonidae, Acipenseridae, Amiidae, Lepidosirenidae, and Amphibia. Compare MACROLECITHAL; OLIGOLECITHAL. See also ISOLECITHAL; TELOLECITHAL.
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