EPHIPPIUM

Definitions: EPHIPPIUM

EPHIPPIUM

Noun

1. A saddle-shaped cavity to contain the winter eggs, situated on the back of Cladocera.

2. A depression in the sphenoid bone; the pituitary fossa.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Etymology: Ephippium \E*phip"pi*um\, noun. [Latin expression, saddle cloth, from the Greek expression 'epi` on horse.]. (Websters 1913)

"EPHIPPIUM" is a common misspelling or typo for: eohippus.

Crosswords: EPHIPPIUM

English words defined with "EPHIPPIUM": Anomia ephippium ♦ Ephippial ♦ Pituitary fossa. (references)

Non-English Usage: "EPHIPPIUM" is also a word in the following language with the English translation in parentheses.

Latin (saddle).

Photo Album: EPHIPPIUM

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	Dascyllus albisella -damselfish with butterfly Chaetodon ephippium This butterfly is rare in Hawaii.Credit: The Coral Kingdom.
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Usage Frequency: EPHIPPIUM

"EPHIPPIUM" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "EPHIPPIUM" is used about 2 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted)

Expression: EPHIPPIUM

Rhyming with "EPHIPPIUM"

Words rhyming with "EPHIPPIUM" (pronounced 'E*phip"pi*um'): Abandum, Absinthium, Acetabulum, Aconitum, Acrodactylum, Acropodium, Acrotarsium, Acroterium, Actinium, Addendum, Adiantum, Adytum, AEcidium, Agendum, Ageratum, Alabastrum, Alarum, Album, Alburnum, Alcyonium, Allium, Allodium, Alluvium, Aluminium, Aluminum, Ambulacrum, Amentum, Ammonium, Amoebaeum, Amomum, Amphibium, Anacardium, Androecium, Animalculum, Antependium, Antheridium, Anthodium, Antibrachium, Anticlinorium, Antrum, Apodyterium, Apothecium, Aquarium, Arachnidium, Arboretum, Arcanum, Archegonium, Archipterygium, Argentalium, arum. (additional references)

Anagrams: EPHIPPIUM

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Words within the letters "e-h-i-i-m-p-p-p-u"
	-3 letters: hippie.
	-5 letters: hemp, hump, impi, pimp, pipe, pump.
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