‖Ep′i‐the″ca (?), n. [NL., fr. Gr. επἴ upon + � a case, box, fr. � to place.] (Zoöl.) A continuous and, usually, structureless layer which covers more or less of the exterior of many corals.
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Webster's Dictionary 1913
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, C. & G. Merriam Co., 1913.