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  1. 1. n. A depression in the sphenoid bone; the pituitary fossa. Source: opted
  2. 2. n. A saddle-shaped cavity to contain the winter eggs, situated on the back of Cladocera. Source: opted
  3. 3. 1. (Anat.) A depression in the sphenoid bone; the pituitary fossa. 2. (Zoöl.) A saddle-shaped cavity to contain the winter eggs, situated on the back of Cladocera. Source: webster
  4. 4. n. A depression in the sphenoid bone; the pituitary fossa. n. A saddle-shaped cavity to contain the winter eggs, situated on the back of Cladocera. Source: ecdict

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backbonecavitycladoceracontaindepressioneggsfossapituitarysaddle-shapedsituatedsphenoidwinter

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ephippialEphippiorhynchus senegalensis

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ephemeronephemeropteranephemerousephesianEphesiansEphestia elutellaEphesusephialtesephod

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