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Ephippium
‖
E-phip′pi-um
,
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.
Definition
2024
ephippium
ephippium
English
Noun
ephippium
(
plural
ephippia
)
(
anatomy
)
A
depression
in the
sphenoid bone
; the
pituitary
fossa
.
(
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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