n.
Pronunciation: ˌ ō - ə - ' th ē -k ə
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural oo · the · cae \ - ' th ē -( ˌ )k ē , -( ˌ )s ē \
Etymology: New Latin
Date: circa 1856
: a firm-walled and distinctive egg case (as of a cockroach)
– oo · the · cal \ - ' th ē -k ə l \ adjective