ootheca
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| —n , pl -cae | |
| a capsule containing eggs that is produced by some insects and molluscs | |
| [C19: New Latin, from | |
| oo'thecal | |
| —adj | |
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Ootheca
is always a great word to know.
So is ninnyhammer. Does it mean:
| a fool or simpleton; ninny. |
| the offspring of a zebra and a donkey. |
Example sentences
The eggs are laid in beanlike egg capsules called ootheca, which may contain several dozen eggs.
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