ootheca

n. 卵巢 [医] 卵巢, 卵鞘, 卵巢

发音

/əʊəˈθiːkə/

词形变化

oothecae 复数 oothecae

别名

oötheca

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

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

  2. 2.

    The theca or sporangium of ferns.

    生物 植物学

词源

From oo- (“egg-”) + theca (“sheath”).

来源:wiktionary