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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
.

Definition 2024


gonotheca

gonotheca

English

Noun

gonotheca

  1. (biology) the protective covering of a gonangium