ootheca
/ˌoʊəˈθikə/
noun
- A protective case or capsule containing the eggs of certain insects, such as cockroaches or praying mantises.
- A praying mantis ootheca can contain hundreds of eggs.
- The cockroach left an ootheca behind the refrigerator.
- The gardener found an ootheca attached to a twig in the rose bush.
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