- 1. n. 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 larvae of other insects, in order to lay their own eggs within the same. Source: opted
- 2. n. egg-laying tubular structure at the end of the abdomen in many female insects and some fishes Source: wordnet
- 3. 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 larvæ of other insects, in order to lay their own eggs within the same. Source: webster
- 4. The organ with which many insects and some other animalsdeposit their eggs. Some ichneumon files have a long ovipositorfitted to pierce the eggs or larvæ of other insects, in order to laytheir own eggs within the same. Source: adambom
- 5. n:100 n. egg-laying tubular structure at the end of the abdomen in many female insects and some fishes Source: ecdict
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