oviscapte

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noun

The oviscape or ovipositor.

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Meanings

nounoviscapte (plural oviscaptes)

plural oviscaptes

  1. biologyThe oviscape or ovipositor.

Origin

Learned borrowing from Latin ovum (“egg”) + captare (“to conduct”)

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

vitascope
Cite this entry
APA

oviscapte. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oviscapte

MLA

“oviscapte.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oviscapte. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “oviscapte,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oviscapte.

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