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Word: Ootheca
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
mid 19th century: from oo- ‘of an egg’ + Greek thēkē ‘receptacle’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˌəʊəˈθiːkə
Dialects: British English
Definition:
the egg case of cockroaches, mantises, and related insects.
Short Definition:egg case of cockroaches, mantises
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