| THECA | • theca n. (Biology) Any external case or sheath. • theca n. (Botany) The pollen-producing organ usually found in pairs and forming an anther. • theca n. (Medicine) The twin layers of cells surrounding the basal lamina of an ovarian follicle. |
| OOTHECA | • ootheca n. An egg case of any of the orthopteroid insects (such as cockroaches and mantids). • oötheca n. Alternative spelling of ootheca. • OOTHECA n. (Greek) the egg case of certain insects. |
| EPITHECA | • epitheca n. (Microbiology, planktology) The upper half of the theca of a thecate protist such as a diatom or dinoflagellate. • EPITHECA n. the outer older cell layer of a diatom. |
| HYPOTHECA | • hypotheca n. (Microbiology, planktology) The lower or posterior half of the theca of a thecate protist such as a… • HYPOTHECA n. the inner and younger layer of the cell wall of a diatom. |
| HYDROTHECA | • hydrotheca n. (Zoology) One of the calicles that protect the hydranths in certain Hydroidea (Thecaphora). • HYDROTHECA n. the horny cup of a hydranth. |
| RHINOTHECA | • rhinotheca n. The hornlike covering of the upper part of a bird’s beak. • RHINOTHECA n. the sheath of the upper mandible of a bird. |
| BIBLIOTHECA | • bibliotheca n. (Obsolete) A library. • BIBLIOTHECA n. a collection of books; a list of books. |
| GLYPTOTHECA | • glyptotheca n. A room or building devoted to works of sculpture. • GLYPTOTHECA n. a place for keeping sculpture. |
| PINACOTHECA | • pinacotheca n. An art gallery (especially a picture gallery). • PINACOTHECA n. a picture-gallery. |
| SPERMATHECA | • spermatheca n. (Anatomy) A small sac within the reproductive tract of some female invertebrates, such as insects, which… • SPERMATHECA n. a receptacle for storing spermatozoa in insects. |
| RHAMPHOTHECA | • rhamphotheca n. A thin horny sheath of keratin on the outer surface of a bird’s beak. • RHAMPHOTHECA n. the horny or leathery outer layer of a bird's bill. |
| SPERMATOTHECA | • spermatotheca n. Synonym of spermatheca. • SPERMATOTHECA n. a receptacle for storing sperm. |