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oviscape

oviscape noun: the basal part of the ovipositor of some species of insects, typically the non-retractile sheath that remains exposed when the ovipositor is withdrawn and not in action.

oviscape: the basal part of the ovipositor of some species of insects, typically the non-retractile sheath...
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Noun

oviscape (plural oviscapes)

  1. The basal part of the ovipositor of some species of insects, typically the non-retractile sheath that remains exposed when the ovipositor is withdrawn and not in action.
  2. The oviscapte or ovipositor.

Forms of oviscape

pluraloviscapes

Origin of oviscape

From Latin ovum (“egg”) plus scāpus (“stem or shaft”), from Ancient Greek (Doric) σκᾶπος (skâpos).

Questions about oviscape

What does oviscape mean?
Oviscape means the basal part of the ovipositor of some species of insects, typically the non-retractile sheath that remains exposed when the ovipositor is withdrawn and not in action.
What part of speech is oviscape?
Oviscape is a noun.
What is the plural of oviscape?
The plural of oviscape is oviscapes.

Words near oviscape in the dictionary

  1. oviraptosaurians
  2. oviraptosaurid
  3. OVIs
  4. ovisac
  5. ovisacs
  6. oviscape
  7. oviscapes
  8. oviscapt
  9. oviscapte
  10. oviscaptes
  11. oviscapts

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