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ephippium

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
ephip-pi-um
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A depression in the sphenoid bone; the pituitary fossa.

noun

A saddle-shaped cavity or pouch to contain the winter eggs, situated on the back of water fleas (Diplostraca spp.; Cladocera spp.)

Etymology

From Latin ephippium (“saddlecloth”), from Ancient Greek ἐφίππιον (ephíppion), from ἐπῐ́ (epĭ́) + ἵππος (híppos, “horse”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: ephippium, ἐφίππιον

Inflected Forms

ephippia (plural)

Derived Forms

ephippial

Questions

What does ephippium mean?
A depression in the sphenoid bone; the pituitary fossa.
Where does ephippium come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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