ectolecithal

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ectolecithal (adjective; Greek ektos, outside; lekithos, yolk of an egg): (Platyhelminthes: Turbellaria) Having cleavage modified by a special condition whereby yolk is stored in separate cells surrounding the oocytes as opposed to entolecithal as seen in other animal phyla whose eggs contain yolk.