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ureotelic definition

ure·otel·ic (yo̵o rē′ə tel′ik, yo̵or′ē ə-)

adjective

designating those animals, as mammals or fish, that excrete most of their waste nitrogen in the form of urea in the urine

Etymology: < urea + telic

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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