ovipositor
enUKo·vi·pos·i·tor
O0200400 (ō′və-pŏz′ĭ-tər)ovipositor
(ˌəʊvɪˈpɒzɪtə)o•vi•pos•i•tor
(ˌoʊ vəˈpɒz ɪ tər)n.
o·vi·pos·i·tor
(ō′və-pŏz′ĭ-tər)Noun | 1. | ![]() |
单词 | ovipositor | |||
释义 | ovipositorenUKo·vi·pos·i·torO0200400 (ō′və-pŏz′ĭ-tər)ovipositor(ˌəʊvɪˈpɒzɪtə)o•vi•pos•i•tor(ˌoʊ vəˈpɒz ɪ tər)n. o·vi·pos·i·tor(ō′və-pŏz′ĭ-tər)
OvipositorenUKovipositor[′ō·və‚päz·əd·ər]Ovipositorthe external sexual organ in the females of many insects and some fish (for example, Rhodeus) by means of which eggs are laid. The ovipositors of insects are modified appendages to the eighth and ninth abdominal segments. They consist of three pairs of valves with the sexual orifice located between their bases. The valves of the ovipositor penetrate the substrate, and the eggs slide down between the valves during egg laying. Because the eggs of Acrididae are placed into the soil in sacs that must be deposited at great depths, the ovipositor is strong and short and acts as a digging apparatus. The abdomen of the Acrididae can become elongated in order to push down the ovipositor. In dragonflies, true bugs, cicadas, and sawflies, the ovipositor places the eggs into plant tissue. Ichneumon flies and other hymenopterans have a long and sharp ovipositor that introduces eggs into the bodies of other insects, where the larvae live as parasites. The ovipositors of higher hymenopterans (honeybees, wasps, bumblebees) have become stingers—organs of protection and attack. In fish the ovipositor is a modified urogenital papilla, which becomes elongated during spawning. A. V. IVANOV ovipositorenUKovipositor[o″vĭ-pos´ĭ-tor]o·vi·pos·i·tor(ō'vi-poz'i-tŏr, -tōr),ovipositor(ō′və-pŏz′ĭ-tər)ovipositoran organ of female insects, usually present at the tip of the abdomen, through which the egg is laid. The ovipositor is sometimes developed to enable the piercing of tissue, particularly where eggs are laid inside other animals and plants.ovipositorenUK
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