
ootheca



ootheca noun. [ǝʊǝ'Ɵi:kǝ] Pl. -cae [-si:, -ki:].
Irregular Forms: (pl) oothecae
محفظه تخم، تخمدان سوسک، هاگذان
ootheca noun.
[ǝʊǝ'Ɵi:kǝ] Pl. -cae
[-si:, -ki:].
M19.[from OO- + Greek thēkē case, receptacle.]Zoology. The egg-case of certain invertebrates, esp. the orthopteroid insects.
■ oothecal adjective E20. [TahlilGaran] English Dictionary ▲