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oviposit

[oh-vuh-poz-it, oh-vuh-poz-]

verb (used without object)

to deposit or lay eggs, especially by means of an ovipositor.

Origin:
1810–20; ovi- + -posit < Latin positus (see posit)

Related forms

o·vi·po·si·tion

[oh-vuh-puh-zish-uhn] , noun

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oviposit (ˌəʊvɪˈpɒzɪt)

—vb
	(intr) (of insects and fishes) to deposit eggs through an ovipositor

[C19: ovi- + positus, past participle of Latin pōnere to place]

oviposition

—n

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