gonotheca Meaning, Definition & Usage

Gon`o*the"ca noun

Etymology

NL., fr. Gr. offspring + box.

Wordforms

plural Gonothec

Definitions

1. (Zoöl.) A capsule developed on certain hydroids (Thecaphora), inclosing the blastostyle upon which the medusoid buds or gonophores are developed; -- called also gonangium, and teleophore. See Hydroidea, and Illust. of Campanularian.