ἐπικάλυμμα
From LSJ
Εὑρεῖν τὸ δίκαιον πανταχῶς οὐ ῥᾴδιον → Difficile inventu est iustum, ubi ubi quaesiveris → Zu finden, was gerecht ist, ist durchaus nicht leicht
English (LSJ)
[κᾰ], ατος, τό,
A cover, veil, πλοῦτος πολλῶν ἐ. ἐστιν κακῶν Men.90. II. in animals, covering of any orifice, of the gills of fish, Arist.HA505a1, PA696b3; of the opercula of crabs and other crustacea, Id.HA527b26, 541b26, cf. 530a21.