ovipositor
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