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.
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Ootheca
//əʊəˈθiːkə//
Synonyms for "ootheca" (1 found)
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10 translations across 8 languages.
Catalan
1 entries- ooteca noun (egg case of orthopteroid insects)
Finnish
2 entries- munapussi noun (egg case of orthopteroid insects)
- munasäkki noun (egg case of orthopteroid insects)
French
1 entries- oothèque noun (egg case of orthopteroid insects)
Hungarian
2 entries- ootheca noun (egg case of orthopteroid insects)
- petezárvány noun (egg case of orthopteroid insects)
Italian
1 entries- ooteca noun (egg case of orthopteroid insects)
Polish
1 entries- ooteka noun (egg case of orthopteroid insects)
Russian
1 entries- ооте́ка noun (egg case of orthopteroid insects)
Spanish
1 entries- ooteca noun (egg case of orthopteroid insects)
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