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oviscape

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
ovis-cape
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The basal part of the ovipositor of some species of insects, typically the non-retractile sheath that remains exposed when the ovipositor is withdrawn and not in action.

noun

The oviscapte or ovipositor.

Etymology

From Latin ovum (“egg”) plus scāpus (“stem or shaft”), from Ancient Greek (Doric) σκᾶπος (skâpos).

Inflected Forms

oviscapes (plural)

Questions

What does oviscape mean?
The basal part of the ovipositor of some species of insects, typically the non-retractile sheath that remains exposed when the ovipositor is withdrawn and not in action.
Where does oviscape come from?
From Latin ovum (“egg”) plus scāpus (“stem or shaft”), from Ancient Greek (Doric) σκᾶπος (skâpos).

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