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ootheca

A Dictionary of Zoology | 1999 | 264 words | Copyright

ootheca Type of egg case produced by certain insects, best seen among the Blattodea and Mantodea. The ootheca encloses a cluster of eggs, and is secreted by accessory reproductive glands. On exposure to air during ovipositing, the frothy secretions tan and harden.

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