noun🔗ShareOothèqueAn 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. "Le jardinier a trouvé plusieurs oothèques de cafards fixées sous une grande feuille dans la serre.animalinsectbiologynatureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading