ephippial

E1P3H4I1P3P3I1A1L1

adjective

of or pertaining to an ephippium.

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Meanings

adjectiveephippial (comparative more ephippial, superlative most ephippial)

comparative more ephippial · superlative most ephippial

  1. of or pertaining to an ephippium.

    The posterior part of the ovary , showing the little balls into which the embryonic ephippial egg often breaks up

    1858, Philosophical Transactions
  2. saddle-shaped

Origin

ephippium + -al

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APA

ephippial. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ephippial

MLA

“ephippial.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ephippial. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ephippial,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ephippial.

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