ovejector

noun

ov·​ejec·​tor

variants or less commonly ovijector

ˈōvə̇ˌjektə(r),

-vēˌj-

plural -s

: the terminal highly muscular part of the oviduct of many nematode worms that forces the egg through the genital pore

ovejectoral adjective

Word History

Etymology

International Scientific Vocabulary ov- + ejector; originally formed as French ovéjecteur

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