‖O‐œ″ci‐um (?), n.; pl.Oœcia (#). [NL., fr. Gr. ῳὄν an egg + � a house.] (Zoöl.) One of the special zooids, or cells, of Bryozoa, destined to receive and develop ova; an ovicell. See Bryozoa.
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Webster's Dictionary 1913
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, C. & G. Merriam Co., 1913.