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ephippium
[ ih-fip-ee-uhm ]
noun
, Zoology.
, plural e·phip·pi·a [ih-, fip, -ee-, uh].
- a thick shell, consisting of two chitinous plates, that encloses and protects the winter eggs of a cladoceran.
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Other Words From
- e·phippi·al adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of ephippium1
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
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Example Sentences
One species (A. ephippium), known as the Saddle Oyster, is common on some parts of our coast.
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Indeed its relationship to the Siamese species is much closer than to the R. ephippium of Borneo.
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It is in no way closely related to the large Bornean R. ephippium.
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