Usually means: Egg yolk located outside embryo.
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  1. ectolecithal: Merriam-Webster
  2. ectolecithal: Wordnik
  3. ectolecithal: Wiktionary
  4. Ectolecithal, ectolecithal: Dictionary.com
  5. Ectolecithal: Online Plain Text English Dictionary
  6. ectolecithal: Webster's Revised Unabridged, 1913 Edition
  7. Ectolecithal: AllWords.com Multi-Lingual Dictionary
  8. ectolecithal: FreeDictionary.org
  9. Ectolecithal: TheFreeDictionary.com

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Definitions from Wiktionary (ectolecithal)

adjective:  (biology) Having the food yolk, at the commencement of segmentation, in a peripheral position, and the cleavage process confined to the centre of the egg.

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