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Ephippium

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E-phip′pi-um

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Noun.
[L., saddle cloth, fr. Gr. [GREEK];
ἐπί
on +
ἵπποσ
horse.]
1.
(Anat.)
A depression in the sphenoid bone; the pituitary fossa.
2.
(Zoöl.)
A saddle-shaped cavity to contain the winter eggs, situated on the back of Cladocera.

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ephippium

ephippium

English

Noun

ephippium ‎(plural ephippia)

  1. (anatomy) A depression in the sphenoid bone; the pituitary fossa.
  2. (zoology) A saddle-shaped cavity to contain the winter eggs, situated on the back of Cladocera.

Etymology

Latin, saddlecloth, from Ancient Greek on + horse.

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