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—oviposition /oh'veuh peuh zish"euhn/, n./oh'veuh poz"it, oh"veuh poz'-/, v.i.to deposit or lay eggs, esp. by means of an ovipositor.[1810-20; OVI- + -posit < L positus (see POSIT)]
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Oviposit — O vi*pos it, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Oviposited}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Ovipositing}.] [See {Ovum}, and {Posit}.] To lay or deposit eggs; said esp. of insects. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Oviposit — O vi*pos it, v. t. To deposit or lay (an egg). [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
oviposit — [ō΄vi päz′it, ō′vi päz΄it] vi. [< OVI + L positus, pp. of ponere, to place: see POSITION] to deposit or lay eggs, esp. by means of an ovipositor oviposition [ō΄vipə zish′ən, ō′vipə zish′ən] n. ovipositional adj … English World dictionary
oviposit — intransitive verb Etymology: probably back formation from ovipositor Date: 1816 to lay eggs used especially of insects • oviposition noun • ovipositional adjective … New Collegiate Dictionary
oviposit — to deposit an egg during spawning … Dictionary of ichthyology
oviposit — v. [L. ovum, egg; ponere, to place] To lay or deposit eggs … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
oviposit — verb To lay eggs See Also: oviposition, ovipositor … Wiktionary
oviposit — To lay eggs; applied especially to insects. [ovi + L. pono, pp. positus, to place] * * * ovi·pos·it ō və .päz ət, .ō və vi to lay eggs used esp. of insects compare LARVIPOSIT … Medical dictionary
oviposit — əʊvɪ pÉ‘zɪt / pÉ’z v. produce or lay egg … English contemporary dictionary
oviposit — [ˌəʊvɪ pɒzɪt] verb (oviposits, ovipositing, oviposited) Zoology (especially of an insect) lay an egg or eggs. Derivatives oviposition noun Origin C19: from ovi + L. posit , ponere to place … English new terms dictionary
