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Ooecium
‖
O-oe′ci-um
,Noun.
pl.
Ooecia
(#)
. [NL., fr. Gr.
ω,ὄν
an egg + [GREEK] a house.] (Zool.)
One of the special zooids, or cells, of Bryozoa, destined to receive and develop ova; an ovicell. See
Bryozoa
.