ovipositor
Kelime Anlamı :

1. yumurtlama borusu.
2. bazı böceklerin yumurta bırakmaya mahsus ucu sivri tüp şeklindeki uzvu.
3. (isim) yumurtlama borusu.
Tanımlar :
1. A tubular structure, usually concealed but sometimes extending outside the abdomen, with which many female insects deposit eggs.
2. A similar organ of certain fishes.
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
1. A tubular protruding organ for laying eggs.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
1. 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.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
1. the ovipositing organ with which many (especially hymenopterous, orthopterous, coleopterous, and dipterous) insects are provided, and by means of which they place their eggs in a position suitable for development.
from The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
1. egg-laying tubular structure at the end of the abdomen in many female insects and some fishes
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.