English Explanatory Dictionary

mesotheca

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The middle layer of the gonophore in the Hydrozoa.
  2. A membranous structure that encloses the developing eggs within the oviduct of a female arthropod.

Word forms

mesotheca mesothecae

Etymology

From meso- + theca.

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