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ootheca

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • /əʊəˈθiːkə/

1

noun

Meaning 1

An egg case of any of the orthopteroid insects (such as cockroaches and mantids).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

The theca or sporangium of ferns.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences

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History

Etymology

From oo- (“egg-”) + theca (“sheath”).

Across languages

Translations

10 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: ooteca — egg case of orthopteroid insects
  • Finnish: munapussi — egg case of orthopteroid insects
  • Finnish: munasäkki — egg case of orthopteroid insects
  • French: oothèque — egg case of orthopteroid insects
  • Hungarian: petezárvány — egg case of orthopteroid insects
  • Hungarian: ootheca — egg case of orthopteroid insects
  • Italian: ooteca — egg case of orthopteroid insects
  • Polish: ooteka — egg case of orthopteroid insects
  • Russian: ооте́ка (ootéka) — egg case of orthopteroid insects
  • Spanish: ooteca — egg case of orthopteroid insects