Ovipositor

//əʊvɪˈpɒzɪtə//

Synonyms for "ovipositor"

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12 translations across 10 languages.

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Catalan

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  • oviscapte noun (tubular organ for laying eggs)

Dutch

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  • legboor noun (tubular organ for laying eggs)

Finnish

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  • munanasetin noun (tubular organ for laying eggs)

Greek

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  • ωοαποθέτης noun (tubular organ for laying eggs)
  • ωοθέτης noun (tubular organ for laying eggs)

Irish

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  • ubhlonnaitheoir noun (tubular organ for laying eggs)

Italian

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  • ovopositore noun (tubular organ for laying eggs)

Macedonian

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  • легалка noun (tubular organ for laying eggs)

Māori

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  • pūtukuhua noun (tubular organ for laying eggs)
  • pūwhānauhua noun (tubular organ for laying eggs)

Portuguese

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  • ovipositor noun (tubular organ for laying eggs)

Spanish

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  • ovipositor noun (tubular organ for laying eggs)

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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.

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