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English → English (gcide) Definition: Ooecia Ooecium \O*[oe]"ci*um\, n.; pl. O[oe]cia. [NL., fr. Gr. w,'o`n an egg + ? a house.] (Zo["o]l.) One of the special zooids, or cells, of Bryozoa, destined to receive and develop ova; an ovicell. See Bryozoa. [1913 Webster] Bryozoum \Bry`o*zo"um\, n. [NL. See Bryozoa.] (Zo["o]l.) 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.). [1913 Webster] ||