What is a saddle-shaped cavity to contain the winter eggs, situated on the back of Cladocera called?
ephippium — (Zoöl.) A saddle-shaped cavity to contain the winter eggs, situated on the back of Cladocera. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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