ovipositor
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From ovi- (“egg”) + Latin positor (“one who places”, agent noun form of pōnere).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /əʊvɪˈpɒzɪtə/
- (General American) IPA(key): /oʊvɪˈpɑzɪtɚ/
Noun[edit]
ovipositor (plural ovipositors)
- (zoology) A tubular protruding organ for laying eggs.
- 2019 September 15, Jonathan Amos, “Wasps: If you can't love them, at least admire them”, in BBC News[1]:
- I'm fascinated by a splendid European wasp - Rhyssa persuasoria (sabre wasp). […] It has a remarkable ovipositor. That's the multi-function "hypodermic needle" at the end of the abdomen, and, in this instance, it doubles the length of the wasp to about 8cm.
Related terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
tubular organ for laying eggs
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Further reading[edit]
- ovipositor on Wikipedia.Wikipedia