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English Dictionary: Epiphragm by the DICT Development Group
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Epiphragm \Ep"i*phragm\, n. [Gr. [?] a covering, lid, fr. [?] to
      block up.] (Zo[94]l.)
      A membranaceous or calcareous septum with which some mollusks
      close the aperture of the shell during the time of
      hibernation, or [91]stivation.
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