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gonotheca

American

[gon-uh-thee-kuh] / ˌgɒn əˈθi kə /

noun

Zoology.

PLURAL

gonothecae

the part of the perisarc covering a gonangium.

Other Word Forms

gonothecal adjective

Etymology

Origin of gonotheca

First recorded in 1860–65; gono- + theca

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