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epiphragma

epiphragma is the alternative form of epiphragm.

Meaning of epiphragm

Noun

epiphragm (plural epiphragms)

  1. A dry layer of mucus used by a snail or mollusk to seal itself inside its shell during hibernation.
  2. The dilated apex of the columella in urn mosses.

Forms of epiphragma

pluralepiphragmata

Questions about epiphragma

What is epiphragma the alternative form of?
Epiphragma is the alternative form of epiphragm.

Words near epiphragma in the dictionary

  1. epiphonemes
  2. Epiphones
  3. epiphora
  4. epiphoras
  5. epiphragm
  6. epiphragma
  7. epiphragmata
  8. epiphragms
  9. epiphrases
  10. epiphrasis
  11. epiphreatic

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