English Explanatory Dictionary

oviposit

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To lay eggs.

Word forms

oviposit oviposits ovipositing oviposited

Etymology

From ovi- (“egg”) + Latin pōsitus (“placed”), perfect passive participle of pōnere (“to place”).

Related words

ovipositor

Derived words

oviposition unoviposited
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