Word Study
oviposit
CIDE DICTIONARY
To lay or deposit eggs; -- said esp. of insects. [1913 Webster]
oviposit, v. 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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