Usually means: Contains small amount of yolk.
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▸ adjective:  (biology) Having a small amount of yolk in the cytoplasm

Similar:
microlecithal, yolked, lecithotrophic, lecithotropic, ooplasmic, eccentric, lecitotrophic, subeccentric, cleidoic, ovicellate, more...

Opposite:
polylecithal, mesolecithal, telolecithal

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Similar:
microlecithal, yolked, lecithotrophic, lecithotropic, ooplasmic, eccentric, lecitotrophic, subeccentric, cleidoic, ovicellate, more...

Opposite:
polylecithal, mesolecithal, telolecithal



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