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Thecae
(gcide) | Theca \The"ca\, n.; pl. Thecae. [L., fr. Gr. ? a case to put
anything in. See Tick a cover.]
1. A sheath; a case; as, the theca, or cell, of an anther;
the theca, or spore case, of a fungus; the theca of the
spinal cord.
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2. (Zool.)
(a) The chitinous cup which protects the hydranths of
certain hydroids.
(b) The more or less cuplike calicle of a coral.
(c) The wall forming a calicle of a coral.
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Gnathothecae
(gcide) | Gnathotheca \Gnath`o*the"ca\, n.; pl. Gnathothecae. [NL., fr.
Gr. gna`qos the jaw + ? a box.] (Zool.)
The horney covering of the lower mandible of a bird.
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Hydrothecae
(gcide) | Hydrotheca \Hy`dro*the"ca\, n.; pl. L. Hydrothec[ae], E.
Hydrothecas. [NL., fr. E. hydra + Gr. ? a box.] (Zool.)
One of the calicles which, in some Hydroidea (Thecaphora),
protect the hydrants. See Illust. of Hydroidea, and
Campanularian.
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Oothecae
(gcide) | Ootheca \O`o*the"ca\, n.; pl. Oothecae. [NL., fr. Gr. w,'o`n
an egg + ? a case.] (Zool.)
An egg case, especially those of many kinds of mollusks, and
of some insects, as the cockroach. Cf. Ooecium.
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Podothecae
(gcide) | Podotheca \Pod`o*the"ca\, n.; pl. Podothec[ae]. [NL., fr. Gr.
poy`s, podo`s, foot + ? case.] (Zool.)
The scaly covering of the foot of a bird or reptile.
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Rhamphothecae
(gcide) | Rhamphotheca \Rham`pho*the"ca\, n.; pl. Rhamphothecae. [NL.,
fr. Gr "ra`mnos a beak + ?? a case.] (Zool.)
The horny covering of the bill of birds.
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Rhinothecae
(gcide) | Rhinotheca \Rhi`no*the"ca\, n.; pl. Rhinothecae. [NL., from
gr. ???, ???, the nose + ??? case.] (Zool.)
The sheath of the upper mandible of a bird.
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Spermathecae
(gcide) | Spermatheca \Sper`ma*the"ca\, n.; pl. Spermathecae. [NL., from
Gr. ???? seed + ???? case, or receptacle.] (Zool.)
A small sac connected with the female reproductive organs of
insects and many other invertebrates, serving to receive and
retain the spermatozoa.
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