Meaning

2 senses
  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.

Origin

From meso- + theca.

From meso- + theca.

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Forms

plural: mesothecae
Singularmesotheca
Pluralmesothecae

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See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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