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ovipositor
o·vi·pos·i·tor [ vi pózzitər ] (plural o·vi·pos·i·tors)


noun 
Definition:
 
tubular egg-laying organ: a tubular organ at the end of the abdomen of some female fish or other organisms, especially insects, that is used to deposit eggs
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