'Ephippium' definitions:
Definition of 'Ephippium'
From: GCIDE
- Ephippium \E*phip"pi*um\, n. [L., saddle cloth, fr. Gr. ?; 'epi` on + "i`ppos horse.]
- 1. (Anat.) A depression in the sphenoid bone; the pituitary fossa. [1913 Webster]
- 2. (Zo["o]l.) A saddle-shaped cavity to contain the winter eggs, situated on the back of Cladocera. [1913 Webster]