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epiphragm
epiphragm (ˈɛpɪˌfræm) n (Zoology) a disc of calcium phosphate and mucilage secreted by snails over the aperture of their shells before hibernation[C19: via New Latin from Greek epiphragma a lid, from epiphrassein, from epi- + phrassein to place in an enclosure]epiphragm
epiphragm[′ep·ə‚fram] (botany) A membrane covering the aperture of the capsule in certain mosses. (invertebrate zoology) A membranous or calcareous partition that covers the aperture of certain hibernating land snails. |