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egg-laying tubular structure at the end of the abdomen in many female insects and some fishes
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The ovipositor is an organ used by some of the arthropods to deposit their eggs. It consists of a maximum of three pairs of appendages formed to transmit the egg, to prepare a place for it, and to place it properly. In some of the insects the organ is used merely to attach the egg to some surface, but in many parasitic species (Hymenoptera, for example) it is a piercing organ as well. ...
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A tube, extended from the anal area of a female fish, used to deposit eggs.
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[oh-vee-POS-i-tor] the elongate structure located at the tip of a female insect's abdomen that helps her lay the eggs; the ovipositor may be especially designed for putting eggs into wood, soil, or other animals; some insects (like bees and wasps) may have the ovipositor modified into a stinger.
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A long needle-like tube on the abdomens of some female insects. The ovipositor is used to inject eggs into soil or plant stems. Species that have ovipositors include crickets and crane flies.
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