ephippial

English

Etymology

ephippium +‎ -al

Adjective

ephippial (comparative more ephippial, superlative most ephippial)

  1. of or pertaining to an ephippium.
    • 1858, Philosophical Transactions:
      The posterior part of the ovary , showing the little balls into which the embryonic ephippial egg often breaks up
  2. saddle-shaped

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