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nounegg-laying tubular structure at the end of the abdomen in many female insects and some fishestype of:
Definition that contains ovipositor
- hymenopter insects having two pairs of membranous wings and an ovipositor specialized for stinging or piercing
- hymenopterous insect insects having two pairs of membranous wings and an ovipositor specialized for stinging or piercing
- hymenopteron insects having two pairs of membranous wings and an ovipositor specialized for stinging or piercing
- hymenopteran insects having two pairs of membranous wings and an ovipositor specialized for stinging or piercing
- sawfly insect whose female has a saw-like ovipositor for inserting eggs into the leaf or stem tissue of a host plant