Oviscape
Definition & Meaning
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Oviscape is a noun meaning (entomology) The oviscapte or ovipositor.
Meaning
(entomology) The oviscapte or ovipositor.
More Meanings
- (entomology) The basal part of the ovipositor of some species of insects, typically the non-retractile sheath that remains exposed when the ovipositor is withdrawn and not in action.
Word Forms
- oviscapes
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include scape, ovideposition, ovijector, ovariole, ovisac, valvifer.
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