pseudoepifragma
Appearance
Italian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]pseudoepifragma m (plural pseudoepifragmi)
- (zoology) a layer of mucus used by a snail or mollusk to seal itself inside its shell, before it hardens
- Coordinate term: epifragma
Further reading
[edit]- pseudoepifragma in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana