(n.) An egg case, especially those of many kinds of mollusks, and of some insects, as the cockroach. Cf. Ooecium.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
| APA | Webster's. (2011). ootheca. Retrieved September 21, 2026, from http://smartdefine.org/ootheca/definitions/2038924 |
| Chicago | Webster's. 2011. "ootheca" http://smartdefine.org/ootheca/definitions/2038924 (accessed September 21, 2026). |
| Harvard | Webster's 2011, ootheca, Smart Define, viewed 21 September, 2026, <http://smartdefine.org/ootheca/definitions/2038924>. |
| MLA | Webster's. "ootheca" 27 May 2011. Web. 21 September 2026. <http://smartdefine.org/ootheca/definitions/2038924> |