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Meaning of 'epiphragm' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Epiphragm [ n.]
- A membranaceous or calcareous septum with which some mollusks close the aperture of the shell during the time of hibernation, or aestivation.

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epi- epiblast epiblastic epiblema epibolic epiboly epibranchial epic epical epicardiac

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