oviposit

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Etymology

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

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oviposit (third-person singular simple present oviposits, present participle ovipositing, simple past and past participle oviposited)

  1. (intransitive, zoology or paraphilia) To lay eggs.

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