oviscapte
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English
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin ovum (“egg”) + captare (“to conduct”)[1]
Noun
oviscapte (plural oviscaptes)
- (entomology) The oviscape or ovipositor.
References
Anagrams
Catalan
Pronunciation
Noun
oviscapte m (plural oviscaptes)
- ovipositor
- Synonym: ovipositor
Further reading
- “oviscapte”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
French
Noun
oviscapte m (plural oviscaptes)
Further reading
- “oviscapte”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé , 2012.