EPHRAIM
E"phra*im, n. Etym: [The proper name.] (Zoöl.)
Defn: A hunter's name for the grizzly bear.
EPHYRA
Eph"y*ra, n. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. (Zoöl.)
Defn: A stage in the development of discophorous medusæ, when they first begin to swim about after being detached from the strobila. See Strobila.
EPI- Ep"i-. Etym: [Gr. api besides, and prob. to L. ob to, before, on account of, and perh. to E. of, off.]
Defn: A prefix, meaning upon, beside, among, on the outside, above, over. It becomes ep- before a vowel, as in epoch, and eph- before a Greek aspirate, as in ephemeral.
EPIBLAST
Ep"i*blast, n. Etym: [Pref. epi- + -blast.] (Biol.)
Defn: The outer layer of the blastoderm; the ectoderm. See
Blastoderm, Delamination.
EPIBLASTIC
Ep`i*blas"tic, a. (Biol.)
Defn: Of or relating to, or consisting of, the epiblast.