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oviscapte

oviscapte noun: the oviscape or ovipositor.

Noun

oviscapte (plural oviscaptes)

  1. The oviscape or ovipositor.

Forms of oviscapte

pluraloviscaptes

Origin of oviscapte

Learned borrowing from Latin ovum (“egg”) + captare (“to conduct”)

Questions about oviscapte

What does oviscapte mean?
Oviscapte means the oviscape or ovipositor.
What part of speech is oviscapte?
Oviscapte is a noun.
What is the plural of oviscapte?
The plural of oviscapte is oviscaptes.

Words near oviscapte in the dictionary

  1. ovisac
  2. ovisacs
  3. oviscape
  4. oviscapes
  5. oviscapt
  6. oviscapte
  7. oviscaptes
  8. oviscapts
  9. ovism
  10. ovispirin
  11. ovispirins

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