ovipos1tor

[Pref. ovi-, and Lat. posit or =a placer, a depositor.] Entom .: An organ situated at the extremity of the abdomen of females of some insects, and serving to deposit the egg in a position suitable for their development. In the Terebrant i a it is modified so as to form a saw ( serra ) or a boring organ ( terebra ). With the exception of some Ants, the ovipositor is converted into a sting ( aculeus ) in the Aculeata.