ovipositor

名词 n.
中文释义
英 /əʊvɪˈpɒzɪtə/    美 /oʊvɪˈpɑzɪtɚ/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A tubular protruding organ for laying eggs.
    — I'm fascinated by a splendid European wasp - Rhyssa persuasoria (sabre wasp). […] It has a remarkable ovipositor. That's the multi-function "hypodermic needle" at the end of the abdomen, and, in this instance, it doubles the length of the wasp to about 8cm.

词形变化

ovipositors plural

词源

From ovi- (“egg”) + Latin positor (“one who places”, agent noun form of pōnere).
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