ep1calyx

[Gr. epi, and kalux =a covering, seed-ve el, shell, or pod.] Bot.: An outer calyx, an involucre. *ěp-1-car-i-danş, ěp-i-căr-i-dēş, s. pl . [Gr. epi =upon, and karis =a shrimp, or prawn.] family Bopyride (q. v.). They are parasitic on taceans founded by Latreille. They are now the shrimps. [Etym.] Zool .: An old family or tribe of Isopodous Crus *ěp'-1-çēde, *ep-i-ced, *ěp-i-çēd-1-ŭm, s . [Lat. epicedium , from Gr. epikēdei on =adirge; epikēdeios =funereal: epi =upon, and kēdos grief; Fr. épi cède.] A funeral hymn or song; a dirge. "We are yet in hope of somewhat to come forwarde, to the inistymable glory of the land, namely his worthy works de Anti quit ate Britannica, et de Illustribus Viris, with hys epigrams and epicedes."-Bale: Dedic. of Le land's Itinerary (1549).