- ovipositor
- noun Etymology: New Latin, from Latin ov- + positor one that places, from ponere to place — more at position Date: 1816 a specialized organ (as of an insect) for depositing eggs — see insect illustration
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
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Ovipositor — de saltamontes (se pueden ver los dos cercos) … Wikipedia Español
Ovipositor — am Hinterleib von Gichtwespen (Gasteruption spec.) Ovipositor ist im Tierreich allgemein die Bezeichnung für einen bei Weibchen ausgebildeten Eiablageapparat. Obwohl es entsprechende Strukturen in unterschiedlichen Tiergruppen gibt (zum Beispiel… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Ovipositor — O vi*pos i*tor, n. [L. ovum an egg + positor a placer, fr. ponere to place.] (Zo[ o]l.) The organ with which many insects and some other animals deposit their eggs. Some ichneumon files have a long ovipositor fitted to pierce the eggs or larv[ae] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
ovipositor — órgano especializado, presente fundamentalmente en los insectos, para depositar huevos en las plantas o en el suelo. Diccionario Mosby Medicina, Enfermería y Ciencias de la Salud, Ediciones Hancourt, S.A. 1999 … Diccionario médico
Ovipositor — [zu lateinisch ponere, positum »legen«] der, s/... toren, Zoologie: der Legebohrer … Universal-Lexikon
ovipositor — [ō΄vi päz′i tər] n. [ModL < OVI + L positor, one who places < ponere: see OVIPOSIT] 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… … English World dictionary
Ovipositor — Grasshopper ovipositor (the two cerci are also visible) Fe … Wikipedia
ovipositor — a tubular extension of the female genital opening used to facilitate egg deposition, e.g. in Rhodeus sericeus … Dictionary of ichthyology
ovipositor — n. [L. ovum, egg; ponere, to place] Structure on a female animal modified for deposition of eggs … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
ovipositor — /oh veuh poz i teuhr/, n. 1. (in certain female insects) an organ at the end of the abdomen, by which eggs are deposited. 2. a similar organ in other animals, as certain fishes. [1810 20; OVIPOSIT + OR2] * * * … Universalium
