ooecia

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ooecia (noun, plural; singular -ium; Greek oion, egg; oikos, house): (Bryozoa: Gymnolaemata) In Cheilostomata, the outer protective part of an ovicell; sometimes thought to be zooid morphs; a brood pouch.