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verb (used without object)
to deposit or lay eggs, especially by means of an
ovipositor
.
Origin:
1810–20;
ovi-
+
-posit
<
Latin
positus
(
see
posit
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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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