ephippium

ephippium
ĕphippĭum, ii, n., = ephippion, a horse-cloth, caparison, housing (cf. clitellae):

tegimen equi ad mollem vecturam paratum,

Non. p. 108, 30 (pure Lat. stragulum); Varr. R. R. 2, 7, 15; id. ap. Non. l. l.; Caes. B. G. 4, 2, 4; Cic. Fin. 3, 4, 15; Gell. 5, 5, 3 al.—Prov.:

optat ephippia bos piger, optat arare caballus,

i. e. each envies the other's condition, Hor. Ep. 1, 14, 43.

Lewis & Short Latin Dictionary, 1879. - Revised, Enlarged, and in Great Part Rewritten. . 2011.

Игры ⚽ Нужна курсовая?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Ephippium — E*phip pi*um, n. [L., saddle cloth, fr. Gr. ?; epi on + i ppos horse.] 1. (Anat.) A depression in the sphenoid bone; the pituitary fossa. [1913 Webster] 2. (Zo[ o]l.) A saddle shaped cavity to contain the winter eggs, situated on the back of… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Ephippĭum — Ephippĭum, 1) (Sattelfliege, Clitellaria), Gattung der Stachelfliegen; 2) E. Bl, Pflanzengattung aus der Familie Orchideae Vandeae; Arten in Java …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • Ephippĭum — (griech. lat., »Satteldecke«), s. Wasserfloh …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

  • EPHIPPIUM — Vide Sella equesitis, it. Unio, et Usbeckia …   Hofmann J. Lexicon universale

  • Ephippium — Les éphippies ou ephippia (pluriel de ephippium en latin) sont les oeufs produits en mode de reproduction sexuée chez les daphnies, espèce de Crustacea d eau douce ou légèrement saumâtre. Oeufs de durée (ephippia) dans leur poche et sous leur… …   Wikipédia en Français

  • ephippium — n.; pl. ephippia [L. ephippium, saddle] (ARTHROPODA: Crustacea) Exuvia of some female cladocerans with one to several eggs enclosed, capable of withstanding dessication; a vehicle of dispersal; ephippial adj …   Dictionary of invertebrate zoology

  • Ephippium — Ephip|pi|um* das; s, ...pien [...i̯ən] <über lat. ephippium aus gr. ephíppion »Satteldecke«> sattelähnliche Schutzhülle der Wintereier von Wasserflöhen (Biol.) …   Das große Fremdwörterbuch

  • ephippium — ephippial, adj. /i fip ee euhm/, n., pl. ephippia /i fip ee euh/. Zool. a thick shell, consisting of two chitinous plates, that encloses and protects the winter eggs of a cladoceran. [1835 45; < NL < Gk ephíppion, n. use of neut. of ephíppios for …   Universalium

  • ephippium — ephip·pi·um …   English syllables

  • ephippium — …   Useful english dictionary

  • Brachycephalus ephippium — Brachycephalus ephippium …   Wikipédia en Français

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”