Difference between revisions of "epiphragm"
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|etymology=Greek <i>epi</i>, upon; <i>phragma</i>, partition | |etymology=Greek <i>epi</i>, upon; <i>phragma</i>, partition | ||
| − | |definition=([[Mollusca]]: Gastropoda) In land snails, a sheet of dried mucus across the aperture preventing loss of moisture during aestivation or hibernation. | + | |definition=([[Mollusca]]: [[Gastropoda]]) In land snails, a sheet of dried [[mucus]] across the [[aperture]] preventing loss of moisture during [[aestivation]] or [[hibernation]]. |
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