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ovipositor /ovi·pos·i·tor/ (o″vĭ-pos´it-er) a specialized organ by which many female insects deposit their eggs.
ovipositor [ō′vipos′itər] Etymology: L, ovum + ponere, to place a specialized organ, found primarily in insects, for depositing eggs on plants or in the soil. It may be modified into a stinger, as in worker bees and wasps. ovipositor [o″vĭ-pos´ĭ-tor] a specialized organ by which many female insects deposit their eggs.
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