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ovipositor

anatomical structure for laying eggs
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ovipositor

Summary

ovipositor ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (279 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • ovipositor is a type of organ[2].
  • ovipositor is used for oviposition[3].
  • ovipositor's Commons category is recorded as Ovipositor[4].
  • ovipositor's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[5].
  • ovipositor's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[6].
  • ovipositor's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[7].
  • ovipositor's described by source is recorded as Small Soviet Encyclopedia[8].

Body

Definition and Type

ovipositor is a type of organ[2].

Use and Application

ovipositor is used for oviposition[3].

Why It Matters

ovipositor ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (279 views/month).[1] ovipositor has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[9] ovipositor is known by 32 alternative names across languages and contexts.[10]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Q87326108. wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [9] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [10] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). ovipositor. Retrieved October 4, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/ovipositor
MLA “ovipositor.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 4 Oct. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/ovipositor.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_ovipositor_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{ovipositor}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/ovipositor}, note = {Accessed: 2026-10-04}}
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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 17h ago · عُثمان · 2026-10-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Uberon id → 2002117
    Subclass of → —
    Has use → oviposition
    Great russian encyclopedia online id (2017) → 4925031
    + 4 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P1554]]: 2002117, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/125537783|ovipositor (#125537783)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/4873|UBERON Ontology Terms"
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