oviscape

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Synonyms: oviscapt, offscape

Antonyms: oviscapt, offscape

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|entomology}} 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of some species of insects, typically the non-retractile sheath that remains exposed when the ovipositor is withdrawn and not in action.<ref name="Oosterbroek1998">{{cite-book|author=Pjotr Oosterbroek|title=The Families of Diptera of the Malay Archipelago|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=3UL2drXOXeAC&pg=PA121|year=1998|publisher=BRILL|isbn=90-04-11053-4|pages=121–}}</ref>
2. {{lb|en|entomology}} The [[oviscapte]] or [[ovipositor]].<ref>{{cite-book|author=Gordh, G and Headrick, D|title=A Dictionary of Entomology|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=9IcmCeAjp6cC&pg=PA991|year=2011|publisher=CABI|isbn=978-1-84593-542-9|pages=991–}}</ref>

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