Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

vitellary

/vɪˈtɛləɹi/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
vitel-lary
IPA
/vɪˈtɛləɹi/
15
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Vitelline.

noun

A cluster of undeveloped eggs within the ovary of a female bird.

noun

The vitelline gland; a gland that produces yolk in some worms.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Latin vitellus (“a little calf, the yolk of an egg”) + -ary.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /vɪˈtɛləɹi/
  • British English: /vɪˈtɛləɹi/

Inflected Forms

more vitellary (comparative) most vitellary (superlative) vitellaries (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce vitellary?
The recorded pronunciation is /vɪˈtɛləɹi/.
What does vitellary mean?
Vitelline.
Where does vitellary come from?
From Latin vitellus (“a little calf, the yolk of an egg”) + -ary.

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