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ἐπικάλυμμα

ἐπικάλυμμα, cover, veil

ἐπικάλυμμα [κᾰ], ατος, τό,
  • cover, veil, πλοῦτος πολλῶν ἐ. ἐστιν κακῶν Men. 90.
    • II in animals, covering of any orifice, of the gills of fish, Arist. HA 505a1, PA 696b3; of the opercula of crabs and other crustacea, Id. HA 527b26, 541b26, cf. 530a21.

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