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ovipositors

ovipositors is the plural of ovipositor.

Meaning of ovipositor

Noun

ovipositor (plural ovipositors)

  1. A tubular protruding organ for laying eggs.
    • 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.2019 September 15, Jonathan Amos, “Wasps: If you can't love them, at least admire them”, in BBC News

Questions about ovipositors

What is ovipositors the plural of?
Ovipositors is the plural of ovipositor.

Words near ovipositors in the dictionary

  1. oviposition
  2. ovipositional
  3. ovipositioning
  4. ovipositions
  5. ovipositor
  6. ovipositors
  7. ovipository
  8. oviposits
  9. oviraptor
  10. oviraptoran
  11. oviraptorans

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