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Ootheca vs Eggmass - What's the difference?

ootheca | eggmass | Hyponyms |

Eggmass is a hyponym of ootheca.



As nouns the difference between ootheca and eggmass

is that ootheca is an egg case of any of the orthopteroid insects (such as cockroaches and mantids) while eggmass is a jelly-like mass of eggs, laid by various creatures.

ootheca

English

Alternative forms

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Noun

(oothecae)
  • An egg case of any of the orthopteroid insects (such as cockroaches and mantids).
    • {{quote-book
    , year=1994 , author=Daniel Evan Weiss , title=The Roaches Have No King , page=4 , isbn=9781852423261 , passage=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.}}

    eggmass

    English

    Noun

    (es)
  • A jelly-like mass of eggs, laid by various creatures.

    • Hyponyms

    * ootheca