oviposit
English
Etymology
From ovi- (“egg”) + Latin pōsitus (“placed”), perfect passive participle of pōnere (“to place”).
Verb
oviposit (third-person singular simple present oviposits, present participle ovipositing, simple past and past participle oviposited)
- (intransitive, zoology or paraphilia) To lay eggs.
Derived terms
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Translations
to lay eggs
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