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from The Century Dictionary.

  • Pertaining to an epitheca.
  • Situated on the outside of the body, as the radial water-vessels of a starfish. Compare hypothecal.

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  • adjective microbiology, planktology Of or pertaining to the epitheca, the upper half of the shell of certain types of plankton.

Etymologies

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epitheca +‎ -al

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