ooeciumEtymologyFrom New Latin ōoecium, from Ancient Greek ᾠόν (ōión, “egg”) + οἰκίον (oikíon, “dwelling, abode”). By surface analysis, oo- + oecium.ooecium means an ovicell of a bryozoan. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 87 out of 100.nounAn ovicell of a bryozoan.