ephippium
[ ih-fip-ee-uhm ]
/ ɪˈfɪp i əm /
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noun, plural e·phip·pi·a [ih-fip-ee-uh]. /ɪˈfɪp i ə/. Zoology.
a thick shell, consisting of two chitinous plates, that encloses and protects the winter eggs of a cladoceran.
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Origin of ephippium
1835–45; <New Latin <Greek ephíppion, noun use of neuter of ephíppios for putting on a horse, equivalent to ep-ep- + hípp(os) horse + -ios adj. suffix
OTHER WORDS FROM ephippium
e·phip·pi·al, adjectiveWords nearby ephippium
ephemeropteran, ephemerous, Ephesian, Ephesians, Ephesus, ephippium, ephod, ephor, Ephraim, Ephraimite, Ephrata
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Example sentences from the Web for ephippium
One species (A. ephippium), known as the Saddle Oyster, is common on some parts of our coast.
The Sea Shore|William S. FurneauxIndeed its relationship to the Siamese species is much closer than to the R. ephippium of Borneo.
It is in no way closely related to the large Bornean R. ephippium.