Definition of "nucleolinus" [nucleolinus]

• The nucleus of a nucleolus; the germinal point observable in some egg-cells within the germinal spot, which is itself contained in the proper nucleus of such an ovum.

The Century Dictionary (Public Domain)

• "The nucleolinus is a structure observed in the nucleus of many cells, including invertebrate egg cells and some mammalian cells."
• "This function of the nucleolinus, which is closely associated with a structure called the nucleolus, could clarify recent studies indicating an important role for the nucleolus in cell division."
• "A nucleolinus is the nucleus of a nucleolus, and a nucleolus is the nucleus of a nucleus."