Ootheca (noun)
o-eth-ee-ka
The egg case of cockroaches, mantises, and related insects.
Mid 19th century: from oo- ‘of an egg’ + Greek thēkē ‘receptacle’.
Example sentences
“The discarded ootheca is the only evidence they were present in the area.”
Lurdan (noun) lur-dn A lazy, stupid, loutish fellow. 1250–1300; Middle English, Middle French lourdin dullard, equivalent to lourd heavy, dull (more…)
