"ovipositor" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /əʊvɪˈpɒzɪtə/ [Received-Pronunciation], /oʊvɪˈpɑzɪtɚ/ [General-American] Forms: ovipositors [plural]
Etymology: From ovi- (“egg”) + Latin positor (“one who places”, agent noun form of pōnere). Etymology templates: {{af|en|ovi-|positor|lang2=la|pos2=agent noun form of <i class="Latn mention" lang="la">pōnere</i>|t1=egg|t2=one who places}} ovi- (“egg”) + Latin positor (“one who places”, agent noun form of pōnere) Head templates: {{en-noun}} ovipositor (plural ovipositors)
  1. (zoology) A tubular protruding organ for laying eggs. Categories (topical): Zoology Related terms: oviposit, oviposition Translations (tubular organ for laying eggs): oviscapte [masculine] (Catalan), legboor [feminine] (Dutch), munanasetin (Finnish), ωοθέτης (oothétis) [masculine] (Greek), ωοαποθέτης (ooapothétis) [masculine] (Greek), ubhlonnaitheoir [masculine] (Irish), ovopositore [masculine] (Italian), легалка (legalka) [feminine] (Macedonian), pūtukuhua (Maori), pūwhānauhua (Maori), ovipositor [masculine] (Spanish)

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