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ovitrap

ovitrap noun: a device that resembles the preferred breeding site of mosquitoes, used to attract them and capture their eggs in scientific studies.

Noun

ovitrap (plural ovitraps)

  1. A device that resembles the preferred breeding site of mosquitoes, used to attract them and capture their eggs in scientific studies.
    • The seasonal pattern of egg laying activity of a French Mediterranean population of the Asian tiger mosquito was monitored weekly for 2 years with ovitraps.2015 December 19, “Seasonal Synchronization of Diapause Phases in Aedes albopictus (Diptera: Culicidae)”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Forms of ovitrap

pluralovitraps

Origin of ovitrap

From ovi- (“egg”) + trap.

Questions about ovitrap

What does ovitrap mean?
Ovitrap means a device that resembles the preferred breeding site of mosquitoes, used to attract them and capture their eggs in scientific studies.
What part of speech is ovitrap?
Ovitrap is a noun.
What is the plural of ovitrap?
The plural of ovitrap is ovitraps.

Words near ovitrap in the dictionary

  1. ovist
  2. ovistic
  3. ovistrip
  4. ovistrips
  5. ovists
  6. ovitrap
  7. ovitrapping
  8. ovitraps
  9. oviviviparity
  10. oviviviparous
  11. ovivorous

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