Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ootheca

/əʊəˈθiːkə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.08 in modern English

Syllables: oothe-ca
IPA: /əʊəˈθiːkə/

12

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

noun

The theca or sporangium of ferns.

Example Sentences

"Since the founding of the colony it had been a tradition to unload oothecae – egg sacs – in the cabinets so the younglings would be near the principal food stocks."

Etymology

From oo- (“egg-”) + theca (“sheath”).

Inflected Forms

oothecae (plural) oötheca (alternative)

Derived Forms

oothecal

Questions

How do you pronounce ootheca?: The recorded pronunciation is /əʊəˈθiːkə/.
What does ootheca mean?: An egg case of any of the orthopteroid insects (such as cockroaches and mantids).
Where does ootheca come from?: From oo- (“egg-”) + theca (“sheath”).

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