ootheca en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /əʊəˈθiːkə/
Etymology
From oo- (“egg-”) + theca (“sheath”).
Meanings
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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.
1994, Daniel Evan Weiss, The Roaches Have No King, →ISBN, page 4:
- The theca or sporangium of ferns.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| oothecae | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| oötheca | alternative | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Translations (10)
ca ooteca (egg case of orthopteroid insects) · fi munapussi (egg case of orthopteroid insects) · hu petezárvány (egg case of orthopteroid insects) · fr oothèque (egg case of orthopteroid insects) · fi munasäkki (egg case of orthopteroid insects) · pl ooteka (egg case of orthopteroid insects) · hu ootheca (egg case of orthopteroid insects) · it ooteca (egg case of orthopteroid insects) · es ooteca (egg case of orthopteroid insects) · ru ооте́ка (egg case of orthopteroid insects)