- ooecium
- ooe·ci·um
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ooecium
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Ooecium — O*[oe] ci*um, n.; pl. {O[oe]cia}. [NL., fr. Gr. w, o n an egg + ? a house.] (Zo[ o]l.) One of the special zooids, or cells, of Bryozoa, destined to receive and develop ova; an ovicell. See {Bryozoa}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
ooecium — n. [Gr. oion, egg; oikos, house] (BRYOZOA) An ovicell or brood pouch … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
ooecium — noun an ovicell of a bryozoan … Wiktionary
ooecium — … Useful english dictionary
endotoichal ooecium — (BRYOZOA) An ooecium which appears to be inside the distal zooid, but opens separately to the exterior … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
endozooidal ooecium — (BRYOZOA) An ooecium opening below the operculum of the parent zooid … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
hyperstomial ooecium — (BRYOZOA) An ooecium that rests on or is partly embedded in the distal zooid with opening above the operculum of the mother zooid … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
Ooecia — Ooecium O*[oe] ci*um, n.; pl. {O[oe]cia}. [NL., fr. Gr. w, o n an egg + ? a house.] (Zo[ o]l.) One of the special zooids, or cells, of Bryozoa, destined to receive and develop ova; an ovicell. See {Bryozoa}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
English words with uncommon properties — For the purposes of this article, any word which has appeared in a recognised general English dictionary published in the 20th century or later is considered a candidate. For interest, some archaic words, non standard words and proper names are… … Wikipedia
oecium — См. ooecium … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
