ovipositor
English
editEtymology
editFrom 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
editovipositor (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
editTranslations
edittubular organ for laying eggs
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Further reading
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