ootheca Meaning, Definition & Usage

O`ö*the"ca noun (Also<

• Ootheca
• Oötheca

)

Etymology

NL., fr. Gr. an egg + a case.

Wordforms

plural Oöthecæ

Definitions

1. (Zoöl.) An egg case, especially those of many kinds of mollusks, and of some insects, as the cockroach. Cf. Ooecium.