ephippium
noun
a thick shell, consisting of two chitinous plates, that encloses and protects the winter eggs of a cladoceran.
ephippia
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pluralof ephippium.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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"Aha!" said Mr. Butler, "Optat ephippia bos piger, nothing new under the sun—But it was a fair hit of Mrs. Saddletree, however."
From The Heart of Mid-Lothian, Volume 1 by Sir Walter Scott
Well, well; boiling mutton broth over a turf fire, in my cut decanter! 'optat ephippia bos piger.'
From The Macdermots of Ballycloran by Anthony Trollope
