ephippium
[ ih-fip-ee-uh m ]
/ ɪˈfɪp i əm /
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.
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
ephemerous,
ephes.,
ephesian,
ephesians,
ephesus,
ephippium,
ephod,
ephor,
ephraim,
ephraimite,
ephrata
Example sentences from the Web for ephippium
It is in no way closely related to the large Bornean R. ephippium.
Mammals Collected by Dr. W. L. Abbott on the Natuna Islands |Gerrit MillerIndeed its relationship to the Siamese species is much closer than to the R. ephippium of Borneo.
Mammals Collected by Dr. W. L. Abbott on the Natuna Islands |Gerrit Miller