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epiphragms

epiphragms is the plural 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.

Questions about epiphragms

What is epiphragms the plural of?
Epiphragms is the plural of epiphragm.

Words near epiphragms in the dictionary

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

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