[ kə'leɪzə ]
■ noun ( plural ~e -zi: ) Zoology (in a bird's egg) each of two twisted membranous strips joining the yolk to the ends of the shell.
Derivatives
~l adjective
Origin
C18: mod. L., from Gk khalaza 'small knot'.
[ kə'leɪzə ]
■ noun ( plural ~e -zi: ) Zoology (in a bird's egg) each of two twisted membranous strips joining the yolk to the ends of the shell.
Derivatives
~l adjective
Origin
C18: mod. L., from Gk khalaza 'small knot'.
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004