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. |