ovipositor
English
/əʊvɪˈpɒzɪtə/, /oʊvɪˈpɑzɪtɚ/
noun
Definitions
- (zoology) A tubular protruding organ for laying eggs.
Etymology
Affix from Latin ōvum (egg) + Latin positor (one who deposits).
Origin
Latin
positor
Gloss
one who deposits
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- ovist English
- ovum English
- *ōvāre Latin
- positor Latin
- ōvum Latin
- uovo Italian
- huevo Spanish, Castilian
- ovo Spanish, Castilian
- *h₂ōwyóm Proto-Indo-European
- oef Old French
- ou Catalan, Valencian
- ou Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan
- ovo Ido
- ovo Old Portuguese
- uòu Occitan
- *ōwom Proto-Italic
- iev Romansh
- ov Romansh
- öv Romansh
- güevu Asturian
- ovâ Friulian
- ûf Friulian
- hueuo Old Spanish
- ovo Venetian
- óvo Venetian
- juf Dalmatian
- öv Lombard