o[oe]cia

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o[oe]cia - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Ooecium \O*oe"ci*um\, n.; pl. Ooecia. [NL., fr. Gr. w,'o`n an
     egg + ? a house.] (Zool.)
     One of the special zooids, or cells, of Bryozoa, destined to
     receive and develop ova; an ovicell. See Bryozoa.
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  Bryozoum \Bry`o*zo"um\, n. [NL. See Bryozoa.] (Zool.)
     An individual zooid of a bryozoan coralline, of which there
     may be two or more kinds in a single colony. The zo[oe]cia
     usually have a wreath of tentacles around the mouth, and a
     well developed stomach and intestinal canal; but these parts
     are lacking in the other zooids (Avicularia, O[oe]cia,
     etc.).
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