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ootheca

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7
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/əʊəˈθiːkə/

Definition of ootheca

2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. An egg case of any of the orthopteroid insects (such as cockroaches and mantids).
    “Since the founding of the colony it had been a tradition to unload oothecae – egg sacs – in the cabinets so the younglings would be near the principal food stocks.”
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noun

  1. An egg case of any of the orthopteroid insects (such as cockroaches and mantids).
    “Since the founding of the colony it had been a tradition to unload oothecae – egg sacs – in the cabinets so the younglings would be near the principal food stocks.”
  2. The theca or sporangium of ferns.

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Etymology

From oo- (“egg-”) + theca (“sheath”).

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