'Thecata' definitions:
Definition of 'Thecata'
From: GCIDE
- Thecophora \The*coph"o*ra\, n. pl. [NL., from Gr. ? a case + fe`rein to bear.] (Zool.) A division of hydroids comprising those which have the hydranths in thecae and the gonophores in capsules. The campanularians and sertularians are examples. Called also Thecata. See Illust. under Hydroidea. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Thecata'
From: GCIDE
- Thecata \The*ca"ta\, n. pl. [NL., from Gr. ? a case.] (Zool.) Same as Thecophora. [1913 Webster]