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oviposition

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

o·vi·pos·it

[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)

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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