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oviposit

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Verb (intransitive)
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o=vi=pos=it

CIDE DICTIONARY

ovipositv. i. [See Ovum, and Posit.].
     To lay or deposit eggs; -- said esp. of insects.  [1913 Webster]
ovipositv. t. 
     To deposit or lay (an egg).  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

oviposit, v.intr. (oviposited, ovipositing) lay an egg or eggs, esp. with an ovipositor.

Derivative
oviposition n.
Etymology
OVI-(1) + L ponere posit- to place

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