E-phĭp'pi-ŭm, n.

noun

n. [Gr. ἐφίππιον, a saddle, from ἐπί, on, and ἵππος, horse.]

  1. (Anat.) A saddle-shaped depression of the sphenoid bone. Dunglison.
  2. (Zoöl.) A saddle-shaped cavity in a crustacean of the genus Daphnia. Dana.