ovipositor

English

Etymology

From Latin ovum (“egg”) + Latin positor (“one who deposits”).

A grasshopper's ovipositor.

Pronunciation

(UK) IPA^(key): /əʊvɪˈpɒzɪtə/

Noun

ovipositor (plural ovipositors)

(zoology) A tubular protruding organ for laying eggs.

Related terms

Translations

tubular organ for laying eggs

Finnish: munanasetin (fi)
Irish: ubhlonnaitheoir m

Italian: ovopositore m
Spanish: ovipositor m

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