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ephippial

ephippial adjective: of or pertaining to an ephippium.

Adjective

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 up1858, Philosophical Transactions
  2. saddle-shaped

Forms of ephippial

comparativemore ephippial
superlativemost ephippial

Origin of ephippial

ephippium + -al

Questions about ephippial

What does ephippial mean?
Ephippial means of or pertaining to an ephippium.
What part of speech is ephippial?
Ephippial is an adjective.

Words near ephippial in the dictionary

  1. ephialtes
  2. ephialtoid
  3. ephidrosis
  4. Ephigenia
  5. ephippia
  6. ephippial
  7. ephippid
  8. ephippids
  9. ephippium
  10. ephod
  11. ephods

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