noun🔗ShareOotecaAn egg case of any of the orthopteroid insects (such as cockroaches and mantids)."The gardener found several cockroach oothecae attached to the underside of a large leaf in the greenhouse. "El jardinero encontró varias ootecas de cucarachas adheridas a la parte inferior de una hoja grande en el invernadero.animalinsectbiologynatureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading