OOTHECA
Etymology
Noun
ootheca (plural oothecae)
An egg case of any of the orthopteroid insects (such as cockroaches and mantids).
Source: Wiktionary
O`ö*the"ca, n.; pl. Oöthecæ. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. (Zoöl.)
Definition: An egg case, especially those of many kinds of mollusks, and of some insects, as the cockroach. Cf. Ooecium.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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