ovipositor

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Noun ovipositor has 1 sense

ovipositor - egg-laying tubular structure at the end of the abdomen in many female insects and some fishes
--₁ is a kind of organ

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Ovipositor

Definition: An organ found in many female insects and some other animals that is used for laying eggs.

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Noun:

The ovipositor of a mosquito is adapted for piercing the skin of its victim.
The female wasp inserts her ovipositor into trees to deposit her eggs.
Scientists discovered a species of beetle with an extraordinarily long ovipositor.

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