n. Any one of many species of small delicately colored butterflies belonging to
‖n.;
a. Of or pertaining to a theca;
n. [ Theca + Gr.
a. (Bot.) Having the spores in thecae, or cases. [ 1913 Webster ]
‖n. pl. [ NL., from Gr. &unr_; a case. ] (Zool.) Same as Thecophora. [ 1913 Webster ]
‖n.;
a. Of or pertaining to a theca;
n. [ Theca + Gr.
a. (Bot.) Having the spores in thecae, or cases. [ 1913 Webster ]
‖n. pl. [ NL., from Gr. &unr_; a case. ] (Zool.) Same as Thecophora. [ 1913 Webster ]