English Explanatory Dictionary

oviposition

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The process or instance of ovipositing, laying eggs.

Pronunciation

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Word forms

oviposition

Etymology

From ovi- (“egg”) + Latin positiō (“the action of placing”).

Related words

ovipositor

Derived words

ovipositional postoviposition preoviposition
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