OOTHECA


Meaning of OOTHECA in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌō-ə-ˈthē-kə ]

noun

( plural oo·the·cae -ˈthē-(ˌ)kē, -(ˌ)sē)

Etymology: New Latin

Date: circa 1856

: a firm-walled and distinctive egg case (as of a cockroach)

• oo·the·cal -ˈthē-kəl adjective

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