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Gonotheca
‖
Gonˊo-the′ca
,Noun.
pl.
Gonothec[GREEK]
(#)
. [NL., fr. Gr. [GREEK] offspring + [GREEK] box.]
(Zool.)
A capsule developed on certain hydroids (
Thecaphora
), inclosing the blastostyle upon which the medusoid buds or gonophores are developed; – called also gonangium
, and teleophore
. See Hydroidea
, and Illust. of Campanularian
.