Meaning of ootheca | Babel Free

Definitions

1. An egg case of any of the orthopteroid insects (such as cockroaches and mantids).
2. Alternative spelling of ootheca.
   alt-of, alternative
3. The theca or sporangium of ferns.

Equivalents

Examples

“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.”

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