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Epiphragm
Webster's Dictionary
(n.) A membranaceous or calcareous septum with which some mollusks close the aperture of the shell during the time of hibernation, or aestivation.
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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Epiphragm'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/web/e/epiphragm.html. 1828.