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/əʊəˈθiːkə/ · noun
An egg case of any of the orthopteroid insects (such as cockroaches and mantids)..
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 means An egg case of any of the orthopteroid insects (such as cockroaches and mantids)..
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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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