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Halones


Ha-lo′nes

(hȧ-lō′nēz)
,
Noun.
pl.
[NL., fr. Gr.
ἄλων
,
ἄλωνος
, a halo.]
(Biol.)
Alternating transparent and opaque white rings which are seen outside the blastoderm, on the surface of the developing egg of the hen and other birds.

Definition 2024


halones

halones

English

Noun

halones pl (plural only)

  1. (biology) Alternating transparent and opaque white rings which are seen outside the blastoderm, on the surface of the developing egg of the hen and other birds.