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ovipositor definition

ovi·posi·tor (ō′vi päz′i tər)

noun

  1. a special organ of many female insects, usually at the end of the abdomen, for depositing eggs, often in a host
  2. an extension of the female genital orifice of certain fishes

Etymology: ModL < ovi- + L positor, one who places < ponere: see oviposit

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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