ovipositor

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noun egg-laying tubular structure at the end of the abdomen in many female insects and some fishes

From ovi- (“egg”) + Latin positor (“one who places”, agent noun form of pōnere).

Yes, that is its ovipositor. — The Insect Folk, Morley, Margaret Warner
The abdomen contains the ovipositor; sometimes, as in the bees and wasps, forming a sting. — Our Common Insects: A Popular Account of the Insects of Our Fields, Forests, Gardens and Houses, A. S. (Alpheus Spring) Packard

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